Wednesday
April 15, 2026
Moderators
Serena S. Hu, MD & Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD
| 14:30 - 14:40 | Optimizing Correction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | Avoiding Complications in High Grade Spondylolisthesis Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Avoiding the Landmines: Complications I Didn't See Coming Joseph M. Lombardi, MD |
| 15:00 - 15:10 | Discussion |
| 15:10 - 15:20 | Make It Perfect or Save the Patient Eric O. Klineberg, MD |
| 15:20 - 15:30 | Building Your OR Playbook: Techniques That Saved Me Rajiv K. Sethi, MD |
| 15:30 - 15:40 | Discussion |
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
Christopher P. Ames, MD & Suken A. Shah, MD
Panelists
René M. Castelein, MD, PhD, Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA, A. Noelle Larson, MD, Ronald A. Lehman Jr., MD, Stefan Parent, MD, PhD
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Non-CME Session
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderator:
John Street, MD, PhD
TBA
This session is hosted by the Canadian Spine Society
| 15:30 - 15:33 | Introduction & Welcome John Street, MD, PhD |
| Debate 1: My Priorities in Deformity Correction in AIS | |
| 15:33 - 15:39 | I’m All About Coronal Alignment Mark Camp, MD |
| 15:39 - 15:45 | I’m All About Sagittal Alignment Fred Nicholls, MD, MA, FRCSC |
| 15:45 - 15:43 | Rebuttals Mark Camp, MD & Fred Nicholls, MD, MA, FRCSC |
| 15:53 - 16:01 | Discussion |
| Debate 2: High Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis | |
| 16:01 - 16:07 | You Should Always Reduce Stefan Parent, MD, PhD |
| 16:07 - 16:13 | You Should Never Reduce Stephen Lewis, MD, MSc, FRCSC |
| 16:13 - 16:21 | Rebuttals Stefan Parent, MD, PhD & Stephen Lewis, MD, MSc, FRCSC |
| 16:21 - 16:29 | Discussion |
| Debate 3: When to Correct AIS | |
| 16:29 - 16:35 | 40° and It Gets Fused Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCSC |
| 16:35 - 16:41 | 70° Is Fine Christopher Nielsen, MD |
| 16:41 - 16:49 | Rebuttals Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCSC & Christopher Nielsen, MD |
| 16:49 - 16:57 | Discussion |
| 16:57 - 17:00 | Concluding Remarks John Street, MD, PhD |
Non-CME Session
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
Neel Anand, MD, Mch.Orth & Han Jo Kim, MD
| 17:30 - 17:36 | How I Do the Lateral TransPsoas Approach Gregory M. Mundis Jr., MD |
| 17:37 - 17:43 | How I Do the Prone TransPsoas Approach Juan S. Uribe, MD |
| 17:44 - 17:50 | How I Do the Oblique Pre-Psoas Approach Neel Anand, MD, Mch.Orth |
| 17:51 - 18:01 | Discussion |
| 18:01 - 18:07 | Derotation Techniques in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Lindsay M. Andras, MD |
| 18:08 - 18:14 | High Grade Spondy Reduction Khaled M. Kebaish, MD |
| 18:15 - 18:21 | How To Best Optimize Robotics and Alignment Ronald A. Lehman Jr., MD |
| 18:22 - 18:30 | Discussion |
Non-CME Session
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
TBA
| 09:00 - 11:05 | Abstract Session 8 |
| 11:05 - 11:10 | Introduction of the Keynote Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Keynote Address Stefan Parent, MD |
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Non-CME Session
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
Daniel M. Sciubba, MD & Luis M. Tumialan, MD
This session is hosted by the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves
| 13:15 - 13:18 | Introduction Daniel M. Sciubba, MD |
| 13:18 - 13:24 | 3D Printed Personalized Implants Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD |
| 13:24 - 13:30 | What is the Role for Sacro-iliac Fusion in Spinal Deformity Surgery? Benjamin D. Elder, MD, PhD |
| 13:30 - 13:38 | Discussion |
| 13:38 - 13:44 | Prone Lateral - Fad or Here to Stay? Juan S. Uribe, MD |
| 13:44 - 13:50 | How to Instrument: Free-Hand, Fluoro, Navigation, AR, Robotics, Pre-Contoured Rod & Implants Charles Sansur, MD, FAANS |
| 13:50 - 13:56 | How Large a Case Can be Done in the ASC/Outpatient Setting Paul Park, MD |
| 13:56 - 14:04 | Discussion |
| 14:04 - 14:10 | Spinal Endoscopy - How to Learn and Implement Michael Y. Wang, MD, FAANS |
| 14:10 - 14:16 | How I Use AI as a Spine Surgeon Amit Jain, MD, MBA |
| 14:16 - 14:22 | How Can Surgeons Improve Limb Function in Spinal Cord Injury Patients? Wilson Zachary Ray, MD |
| 14:22 - 14:30 | Discussion |
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
TBA
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
Meric Enercan, MD & Joshua M. Pahys, MD
| 16:30 - 16:37 | The Early Years: From the Animal Lab to Staples and the First VBT Cases A. Noelle Larson, MD |
| 16:37 - 16:44 | Evolution of VBT to Thoracolumbar Spine, Double Row, and Non-AIS Patients Patrick J. Cahill, MD |
| 16:44 - 16:51 | The Future of Growth Modulation: Apical Fusion, Hybrid Technique, and Beyond Amer F. Samdani, MD |
| 16:51 - 17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 - 17:07 | Advancements in Revision Adult Deformity: How to Fix a Harrington Rod Patient Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD |
| 17:07 - 17:14 | Innovations in Primary Adult Spinal Deformity: Restoration of the Sagittal Plane and 3D Alignment Susana Núñez Pereira, MD, PhD |
| 17:14 - 17:21 | Evolution of Surgical Planning: From an Educated Guess to AI/Machine Learning Michael P. Kelly, MD |
| 17:21 - 17:30 | Discussion |
Non-CME Session
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Friday, April 17, 2026 | |
| Morning | 07:30 - 08:30 | |
| Globus Medical | ||
| Highridge Medical | ||
| Lunch | 12:00 - 13:00 | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| Orthofix | ||
| Johnson & Johnson MedTech | ATEC Spine | |
| Medtronic | Highridge Medical |