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
Amit Jain, MD, MBA & Caglar Yilgor, MD
| 09:45 - 09:49 | Paper#1: The SRS-Lenke-Aubin 3D Classification: A Structured and Clinically Relevant Extension of the Lenke System to Capture Transverse Plane Deformities in AIS Carl-Eric Aubin, PhD, P.Eng; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Michelle C. Welborn, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; A Noelle Larson, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Takashi Kaito, MD, PhD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Jeffrey P. Mullin; Christiane Caouette, PhD; Delphine Aubin, MS; Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD |
| 09:49 - 09:53 | Paper#2: Reliability of Vertebral Pelvic Angles in Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Nicholas Anton. Collar, MD; Michael Kelly, MD; Miran Stubican, MD; Bryan Menapace, MD, MBA; Ashley Pikero, BS; Chinmay Paranjape, MD, MHSc |
| 09:53 - 09:57 | Paper#3: The Evolution of Sagittal Alignment in Pediatric Population: A Study of 500 Typically Developing Children Anuj Gupta, MD; Alexander Aretakis, MD; Satoshi Takada, MD; Peter G. Gabos, MD; Petya Yorgova, MS; Andrea Elsby, BS; Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 09:57- 10:06 | Discussion |
| 10:06- 10:10 | Paper#4: From Adolescence to Late Adulthood: Quality of Life and Surgical Outcomes in Idiopathic Scoliosis Across the Lifespan Susana Núñez Pereira, MD, PhD; Javier Pizones, MD, PhD; Sleiman Haddad, MD, PhD, FRCS; Alejandro Gomez-Rice, MD, PhD; Francisco Javier Sanchez. Perez-Grueso, MD; Lluis Vila Castillo, MD; Yann Phillippe Charles, MD; Anika Pupak, PhD, BS; Ibrahim Obeid, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Frank S. Kleinstueck, MD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; European Spine Study Group ESSG |
| 10:10 - 10:14 | Paper#5: What is a Better Predictor of Disability in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: Gait or Radiographic Parameters? Maxmillian Tjauw, BS; Parth Patel, BS; Lauren Rigney, BS; M. Burhan Janjua, MD; John Fred. Burke, MD, PhD |
| 10:14 - 10:18 | Paper#6: C2-UIV Angle Predicts Mechanical Failures in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients Karan Joseph, BS; Alexander T. Yahanda, MS; Miguel Ruiz Cardozo, MD; Tim Bui, BS; Samuel Vogl; Nicholas A. Pallotta, MD, MS; Brian J. Neuman, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Jeffrey M. Hills, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Jacob Greenberg, MD; Wilson Zachary Zach. Ray, MD; Camilo A. Molina, MD |
| 10:18- 10:28 | Discussion |
| 10:28 - 10:32 | Paper#7: Surgery vs Conservative Management in Adult Spinal Deformity: Propensity-Matched Evidence from a Large Prospective Cohort Louis Boissiere, MD; Alice Baroncini, MD, PhD; Daniel Larrieu, PhD; Anouar Bourghli, MD; Javier Pizones, MD, PhD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Yann Phillippe Charles, MD; Frank S. Kleinstueck, MD; Cecile Roscop, MD; Ibrahim Obeid, MD |
| 10:32 - 10:36 | Paper#8: Distal Extension Rates After Lower Instrumented Vertebrae of L4/L5 Tejas Subramanian, MD; Francis Lovecchio, MD; Atahan Durbas; Renaud Lafage, MS; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Richard Hostin, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr., MD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Frank Schwab; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Han Jo Kim, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 10:36 - 10:40 | Paper#9: Not All Returns to the Operating Room Are the Same: A Comparison of Re-operations in Tether Versus Posterior Spinal Fusion John S. Vorhies, MD; Jason Brett. Anari, MD; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Lawrence Lee. Haber, MD; A Noelle Larson, MD; Arun R. Hariharan, MD, MS; Craig R. Louer Jr, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Maty Petcharaporn, BS; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Harms NonFusion Study Group; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 10:40- 10:49 | Discussion |
| 10:49 - 10:53 | Paper#10: Asymmetrical Paravertebral Muscle Fibrosis Causes Progression of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Via Myostatin Signalling in Fibro-adipogenic Progenitors Heng Sun, MD |
| 10:53 - 10:57 | Paper#11: Deep Phenotyping Revolutionizes Genetic Diagnosis of Scoliosis through Nine Strategic Categories Nan Wu, MD, PhD; Guozhuang Li, MD; Terry Jianguo Zhang, MD |
| 10:57 - 11:01 | Paper#12: Neuromuscular Adaptations and Shared Neural Drive Imbalance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis during a Fatiguing Task Shao Chen, MD; Chen Liu, MD; Kai-qi Wang, MD; Xiao-min Chen, MD; Hong-gen Du, MD |
| 11:01- 11:11 | Discussion |
| 11:11 - 11:15 | Paper#13: MRI Perfusion-Ventilation Imaging for Pulmonary Assessment in Scoliosis Patients: Validation Against CT Volumetry and Spirometry Junduo Zhao, MD; Jianxiong Shen, MD; Yizhen Huang, MD; Heng Sun, MD |
| 11:15 - 11:19 | Paper#14: Utility of limited sequence “FAST spine MRI” scans as a screening tool in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Anna Johnson. Rambo, MD; Aryan Shah; Shah Chetan, MD; John Lovejoy, MD; Vinay Kandula, MD; Brett Shannon, MD; Mona Matthew, PhD; Suken A. Shah, MD; Kevin M. Neal, MD |
| 11:19 - 11:23 | Paper#15: Development of a Radiation-Free Ultrasound Method for Skeletal Maturity Assessment in AIS: A Pilot Study Edmond H. Lou, PhD; Tu Pham, PhD; Carlin Canlas; Kathleen Shearer, MN; Eric C. Parent, PhD; Sarah Southon Hryniuk, MN; Kyle Stampe, MD |
| 11:23- 11:32 | Discussion |
| 11:32 – 11:35 | Award Voting |
| 11:35 - 11:40 | Annual Meeting 2026 Preview Nicholas D. Fletcher, MD & Eric O. Klineberg, MD |
| 11:40 - 11:45 | IMAST 2027 Preview Joshua M. Pahys, MD & Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD |
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
Moderators: Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD & Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD
| 13:30 - 13:34 | Paper#16: Pseudoarthrosis and Rod Breakage in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery with Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up: Patterns, Predictors, and Machine Learning-Based Risk Analysis Sleiman Haddad, MD, PhD, FRCS; Lluis Vila Castillo, MD; Leo Mok, PhD; Chuck Lam, MD; Morgan Jones, FRCS; Susana Núñez Pereira, MD, PhD; Anika Pupak, PhD, BS; Riccardo Raganato, MD; Javier Pizones, MD, PhD; Yann Phillippe Charles, MD; Ibrahim Obeid, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Frank S. Kleinstueck, MD; Francisco Javier Sanchez. Perez-Grueso, MD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; European Spine Study Group ESSG |
| 13:34 - 13:38 | Paper#17: Durability of Adult Spinal Deformity Correction Based on Upper Instrumented Level and Baseline Deformity Severity: A Survival Analysis of a Prospective, 18-Center Study Peter G. Passias, MD; Francesca Totis, MD; Kyriakos Chatzis, BS; Oluwatobi Onafowokan, MBBS, MS; Max Fisher; Peter Tretiakov, BS; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD |
| 13:38 - 13:42 | Paper#18: Seven Years of Safer Surgery: Declining Medical Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Reconstruction Atahan Durbas; Han Jo Kim, MD; Andrea Pezzi; Robert N. Uzzo, MBA; Gabrielle Dykhouse, BS; Tejas Subramanian, MD; Stephane OwusuSarpong; Mihir Dekhne; Kasra Araghi; Matthew E. Cunningham, MD, PhD; Francis Lovecchio, MD |
| 14:42 - 14:52 | Discussion |
| 13:52 - 13:56 | Paper#19: Upper Thoracic Spine Alignment: The Missing Piece of the Alignment Puzzle to Improve GAP and T4L1PA Targets Nuri Demirci, MD; Yasemin Yavuz, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA |
| 13:56 - 14:00 | Paper#20: Transition Rods with or Without Junctional Tethering in the Prevention of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformities Surgery Francesco Lolli, MD; Carmela Altruda, MD; Andrea Baioni, MD; Ilaria Barni, MD; Marco Cancedda, MD; Riccardo Draghi, MD; Andrea Messina, MD; Nicolò Regge Gianas, MD; Roberto Ricca, MD; Ignazio Borghesi, MD |
| 14:00 - 14:04 | Paper#21: The Impact of Preoperative Cervical Degeneration on Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery with an Upper Thoracic Upper Instrumented Vertebra. Josephine R. Coury, MD; Fthimnir Hassan, MPH; Justin L. Reyes, MS; Erik Lewerenz, BS; Joseph M. Lombardi, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Ronald A. Lehman Jr., MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
| 14:04 - 14:14 | Discussion |
| 14:14 - 14:18 | Paper#22: Marijuana Use and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Spinal Deformity Surgery: Preoperative and Postoperative VAS and ODI Analysis Srujan Kopparapu, MD; Cesar M. Carballo Cuello, MD; Jay I. Kumar, MD; Puya Alikhani, MD; Sadegh Bagherzadeh, MD; Diego Soto Rubio, MD; Dana Saleh, MD; Mohsen Rostami, MD |
| 14:18 - 14:22 | Paper#23: Four Milligrams Per Level: Defining the BMP Threshold to Prevent Rod Fracture and Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Nuri Demirci, MD; Yasemin Yavuz, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA |
| 14:22 - 14:26 | Paper#24: Perioperative Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use Is Associated with Lower Pseudoarthrosis Rates Following Long-Segment Spinal Deformity Correction: A Propensity-Matched Analysis Kyle Stump, BS; Sean Kelleher, BS; Theodore Hannah, MD; Neal Patel, MD; Prasad Kanuparthi, MD; Rohan Gupta, MD; Bong-Soo Kim, MD |
| 14:26 - 14:36 | Discussion |
| 14:36 - 14:40 | Paper#25: Posterior Lumbosacral Tether: A Novel Surgical Approach Preserves Motion at The Lumbosacral Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery; Early experience Ahmed Sulieman, MD; Ahmad Alnasser, BS; Brian Tableman, MS; Andrew H. Kim, MD; Goutham Yalla, MD; Yesha Parekh, MD; Tej Azad, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD |
| 14:40 - 14:44 | Paper#26: Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy in Lumbosacral Fusion Surgery: Impact of Pre-Contoured Rods on Lumbar Lordosis Thomas Chevillotte, MD; Theo Cojean, PhD; Pierre Grobost, MD; Alice Darnis, MD; Timothee Dautel; Clément Silvestre, MD |
| 14:44 - 14:48 | Paper#27: Multiple Fixation, Fewer Failures: A Multicenter Adult Spinal Deformity Analysis Pawel P. Jankowski, MD; Paritash Tahmasebpour, MD; Spencer Matthews, MS; David C. Ou-Yang, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Christopher T. Martin, MD; Jonathan N. Sembrano, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Kari Odland, DAT, ATC; David W. Polly Jr, MD |
| 14:48 - 15:00 | Discussion |
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
Teresa Bas, MD, PhD & Pawel Grabala, MD, PhD
| 13:30 - 13:34 | Paper#28: Primary Study for Treatment of Severe Rigid AIS via the Intraoperative Pre-distraction Technique on Concave Side Xuhong Xue, MD, PhD; Kai Li, MD; Sheng Zhao, MD |
| 13:34 - 13:38 | Paper#29: The Tethering Method in Transpedicular Dynamic Stabilization of Lumbar Secondary Curves in L1C Deformities in Combination With 3D Instrumented Correction and Posterolateral Fusion of the Main Thoracic Curve Martin Repko, MD, PhD; Milan Filipovic, MD, PhD |
| 13:38 - 13:42 | Paper#30: The Closing Argument: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Spinal Wound Closure Methods for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Alastair Winston. Sterns, BS; Pasha Shakoori, MD, DDS, MEd; John Wyatt, BS; Tishya Wren, PhD; Jasmine Gasca, PA-C; Lori Howell, MD; Kenneth D. Illingworth, MD; Tyler Tetreault, MD; Michael J. Heffernan, MD; Vernon T. Tolo, MD; David L. Skaggs, MD, MMM; Lindsay M. Andras, MD |
| 13:42 - 13:52 | Discussion |
| 13:52 - 13:56 | Paper#31: Thoracic Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Long-Term Outcomes with Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up Taemin Oh, MD; Manan Patel, MD; Emily Nice, BS; Sanjana Davuluri; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Steven W. Hwang, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD |
| 13:56 - 14:00 | Paper#32: Will the Real Curve Correction Please Stand Up! John T. Braun, MD; Sofia Federico, BS |
| 14:00 - 14:04 | Paper#33: Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Durability of Outcomes with 5-8 Year Follow-up Baron S. Lonner, MD; Yazan Alasadi, BA; Olgerta Mucollari, BS; Mark Kurapatti, BS; Charu Jain, BA; Prabhjot Singh, BA; Tariq Issa, MD |
| 14:04 - 14:14 | Discussion |
| 14:14 - 14:18 | Paper#34: Flex on ‘em: A Novel Flexibility Index Classification System for AIS Mackenzie Morris, BS; Margaret L. Sullivan, BS; Chiara Morley-McLaughlin, BA; Shanika De Silva, PhD, MS; David S. Liu, MD; Grant D. Hogue, MD |
| 14:18 - 14:22 | Paper#35: Cervical Vertebral Maturation System and Its Correlation with Established Skeletal Maturity Staging in Idiopathic Scoliosis Lorena Floccari, MD; Amishi Jobanputra, MS; Arianne T. Salunga, DO; Hiba Naz, BS; Nicole S. Pham, MPH; Jason Pui Yin Cheung, MD, MBBS, MS, FRCS; Scott Yang, MD; Susan Nelson, MD; Jessica McQuerry, MD; Ron El-Hawary, MD, MSc; James T. Bennett, MD; Craig R. Louer Jr, MD; Kali R. Tileston, MD; John S. Vorhies, MD |
| 14:22 - 14:26 | Paper#36: Beyond Full-Time Bracing: Defining the Minimum Effective Dose of Brace Wear and Synergy of Scoliosis Specific Exercises In Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment Nikos Karavidas, MSc, PT |
| 14:26 - 14:36 | Discussion |
| 14:36 - 14:40 | Paper#37: Preoperative Paraspinal Muscle Size and Fat Infiltration as Predictors of Postoperative Recovery in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients: A Pilot Study Paolo Brigato, MD; Sergio De Salvatore, MD; Davide Palombi, MD; Pier Francesco Costici, MD; Leonardo Oggiano, MD |
| 14:40 - 14:44 | Paper#38: Cancer Risk Among Women with Scoliosis: A Nationwide Danish Register-Based Study Frederik Højsager, MD; Luise Borch, MD, PhD; René M. Castelein, MD, PhD; Steen B. Christensen, MD, PhD; Ane Simony, MD, PhD |
| 14:44 - 14:48 | Paper#39: Is Your Surgical Field as Sterile as You Think When Operating Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? Niklas Tondevold, MD, PhD; Thomas Borbjerg Andersen, MD, PhD; Martin Gehrchen, MD, PhD; Benny T. Dahl, MD, PhD |
| 14:48 - 15:00 | Discussion |
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderators
Patrick J. Cahill, MD & Kenny YH. Kwan, MD, FRCS(C)
| 15:30 - 15:34 | Paper#40: Virtual Reality Training Improves Freehand Pedicle Screw Placement: A High-Fidelity Validation Study in Neurosurgical Trainees Steve S. Cho, MD; Juan Pedro Giraldo, MD; S. Harrison Farber, MD; Jakub Godzik, MD; Juan S. Uribe, MD |
| 15:34 - 15:38 | Paper#41: Development and Initial Validation of a Free and Open-source Virtual Reality TLIF Surgical Simulator for Resident Training: A Prospective Randomized Study Léonard Chatelain, MD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Emil Haikal, MD; Blerta Budani, BS; Jonathan Elyse, BS; Max Kohn, BS; Marc Khalifé, MD, MS; Emmanuelle Ferrero, MD, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD |
| 15:38 - 15:42 | Paper#42: Spine Reviews: Crowdsourcing Global Spine Experts Knowledge via Digital Ledger Technology Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Vincent Challier, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD |
| 15:42 - 15:52 | Discussion |
| 15:52 - 15:56 | Paper#43: A Non-Irradiated Portable 3D Electronic Spine Measurement System for Large-Scale Adolescent Scoliosis Screening: A Diagnostic Accuracy and Implementation Study Wenjie Wu, MD |
| 15:56 - 16:00 | Paper#44: A Step Closer to Bringing Idiopathic Scoliosis Monitoring at Home: A Smartphone App Accurately Generates Digital Twins in 624 Pediatric Patients Paolo Brigato, MD; Gianmario Sangiovanni, PhD; Sabina Fehric; Kevin Smit, MD; Andrew Tice, MD; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Thierry A. Odent, MD, PhD; Neil Saran, FRCS(C); Anne Tabard-Fougere, PhD; Natahly Gavira, MD; Romain Dayer, MD; Jean Albert. Ouellet, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 16:00 - 16:04 | Paper#45: Objective Measurement of Post-Operative Recovery Using Smartphone Activity Data in Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery Ryan Turlip, BA; Daksh Chauhan, MD; Mert Marcel Dagli, MD; Richard Chung, BS; Hasan S. Ahmad, BS; Julia Kincaid; Richelle Kim; Akash Verma; Yohannes Ghenbot, MD; Ben Gu, MD; Jang Yoon, MD |
| 16:04 - 16:14 | Discussion |
| 16:14 - 16:18 | Paper#46: AP-DADNet: An Anatomical Prior-Driven Framework for 3D Spinal Cord Segmentation and Shape Quantification in CT with Metal Artifacts Junyu Li, MD; Hanlin Xia, MD; Hanwen Zhang, MD; Zhuoran Sun, MD; Yongqiang Wang, MD; Weishi Li, MD; Duanduan Chen, MD; Miao Yu, MD |
| 16:18 - 16:22 | Paper#47: Automated Computer Vision Model Reveals Hidden Disability Predictors From Standing Radiographs in Adult Spinal Deformity Tej Azad, MD; Anmol Warman; Swapnil Bhat; Devansh Lalwani; Ahmed Sulieman, MD; Liam Hughes, MD; Amit Jain, MD, MBA; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD |
| 16:22 - 16:26 | Paper#48: Machine Learning (ML) in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM): Updated Model Integrating Hemodynamic Data Detects Changes 35 Minutes Earlier Than Clinical Teams Varun Arvind, MD, PhD; Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Madeline C. Monness, BSA; Erik Williams, BS; Miles Bomback, BA, MPH; Alexander Park, BS; Michael W. Brown, BS; Omar Taha, BS; Matthew Weintraub, BS; Teeda Pinyavat, MD; Anil Mendiratta, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH |
| 16:26 - 16:36 | Discussion |
| 16:36 - 16:40 | Paper#49: Predicting Non-Idiopathic Scoliosis from Plain Radiographs: A Deep Learning Approach Kellen Mulford, PhD; Hans Nugraha, MD; Julia Todderud, BS; Andrew Pumford, BA; Todd A. Milbrandt, MD, MS; A Noelle Larson, MD |
| 16:40 - 16:44 | Paper#50: Development and Validation of an AI Model for Anatomical Structure Detection in Endoscopic Spine Surgery Jung Sub Lee, MD, PhD; Joonyoung Park, MD; Ki Hun Kim, MD; Hansol Kim, MD; Tae Sik Goh, PhD; Yoonjae Cho, MD |
| 16:44 - 16:48 | Paper#51: Data-Driven Identification of Spinal Cord Injury Endotypes with Superior Outcomes: Implications for Personalized Care Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCS(C); Karlo M. Pedro, MD; Mohammed Ali Alvi, MD, PhD, MS |
| 16:48 - 15:00 | Discussion |
Non-CME Session
Thursday
April 16, 2026
Moderator:
John Street, MD, PhD, FRCS(C)
TBA
This session is hosted by the Canadian Spine Society
| 15:30 - 15:33 | Introduction & Welcome John Street, MD, PhD, FRCS(C) |
| 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, FRCS(C) |
| 15:45 - 15:43 | Rebuttals Mark Camp, MD & Fred Nicholls, MD, MA, FRCS(C) |
| 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, FRCS(C) |
| 16:13 - 16:21 | Rebuttals Stefan Parent, MD, PhD & Stephen Lewis, MD, MSc, FRCS(C) |
| 16:21 - 16:29 | Discussion |
| Debate 3: When to Correct AIS | |
| 16:29 - 16:35 | 40° and It Gets Fused Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 16:35 - 16:41 | 70° Is Fine Christopher Nielsen, MD |
| 16:41 - 16:49 | Rebuttals Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C) & Christopher Nielsen, MD |
| 16:49 - 16:57 | Discussion |
| 16:57 - 17:00 | Concluding Remarks John Street, MD, PhD, FRCS(C) |
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
Ferran Pellisé, MD, PhD & Robert K. Eastlack, MD
| 07:30 - 07:33 | Introduction – The Epidemic of Adult Deformity Ferran Pellisé, MD, PhD |
| 07:33 - 07:38 | Biomarkers – Molecular Approaches for Adult Spinal Deformity Tej Azad, MD |
| 07:38 - 07:42 | Bone Health Assessment and Management in Adult Spinal Deformity Elizabeth L. Lord, MD |
| 07:42 - 07:47 | Sarcopenia – The Critical Muscle Envelope Camilo Molina, MD |
| 07:47 - 07:55 | Discussion |
| Point-Counterpoint: The Digital Wave | |
| 07:55 - 08:00 | Point Christopher P. Ames, MD |
| 08:00 - 08:05 | Counterpoint Corey T. Walker, MD |
| 08:05 - 08:13 | Discussion & Live Polling – Are We Ready for the Spine Digital Twin? |
| 08:13 - 08:30 | Panel Discussion on Digital Health Christopher P. Ames, MD; Corey T. Walker, MD; Kristen E. Jones, MD |
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
Jeffrey Gum, MD & Kristen E. Jones, MD
| 09:00 - 09:04 | Paper#52: Alignment Factors Associated with the Need for Revision Extension Surgery to the Sacrum After Previous Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Catherine Becker. Hurley, MS; Mingxing Fan, BS; Nicolas Carayannopoulos, BS; Jinseong Kim, MD; Zvipo Chisango, BS; Gabriel Gonzalez, BS; Michael Farias; John Czerwein, MD; Bryce A. Basques; Eren Kuris, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD |
| 09:04 - 09:08 | Paper#53: The Relative Weight of the Most Common Biological Factors in Predicting Adverse Events after Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Javier Pizones, MD, PhD; Alejandro Gomez-Rice, MD, PhD; Lucia Moreno-Manzanaro, BS; Susana Núñez Pereira, MD, PhD; Sleiman Haddad, MD, PhD, FRCS; Anika Pupak, PhD, BS; Yann Phillippe Charles, MD; Frank S. Kleinstueck, MD; Ibrahim Obeid, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD |
| 09:08 - 09:12 | Paper#54: Influence of Active Social Life on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in patients undergoing surgery for complex adult spinal deformity: A Multicenter Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis
Peter G. Passias, MD; Francesca Totis, MD; Kyriakos Chatzis, BS; Oluwatobi Onafowokan, MBBS, MS; Peter Tretiakov, BS; Max Fisher |
| 09:12 – 09:21 | Discussion |
| 09:21 - 09:25 | Paper#55: Surgeon Cognitive Load While Inserting Pedicle Screws: Results From a Prospective Study
Patrick Cannon; Bruce Robie; Annalisa Michielli; Timothy Minogue; Daniel O'Connor |
| 09:25 - 09:29 | Paper#56: Registration Times Differ Significantly Comparing Two Registration Techniques in Robotic Pediatric Spine Surgery
Robert F. Murphy, MD; Margaret L. Sullivan, BS; Mackenzie Morris, BS; Craig Birch, MD; Roger F. Widmann, MD; Jessica Heyer; Kirsten E. Ross, MD; Dennis P. Devito, MD; Shanika De Silva, PhD, MS; M. Timothy. Hresko, MD; Grant D. Hogue, MD; Daniel J. Hedequist, MD |
| 09:29 - 09:33 | Paper#57: Robotic Pediatric Spinal Fusion with Large Coronal Curves
Margaret L. Sullivan, BS; Mackenzie Morris, BS; Grant D. Hogue, MD; Craig Birch, MD; M. Timothy. Hresko, MD; Mark A. Erickson, MD; Roger F. Widmann, MD; Jessica Heyer; Dennis P. Devito, MD; Robert F. Murphy, MD; Kirsten E. Ross, MD; Shanika De Silva, PhD, MS; Daniel J. Hedequist, MD |
| 09:33 – 09:42 | Discussion |
| 09:42 - 09:46 | Paper#58: Be Careful What You Ask For: Few Patients Meet Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) Goals After Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) Changes During Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery
Michaela O'Connor, MD; Michael W. Brown, BS; Mehdi Elfilali; Alexander Park, BS; Joshua Choi, MHA; Josephine R. Coury, MD; Benjamin D. Roye, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH |
| 09:46 - 09:50 | Paper#59: Efficacy of Multimodal Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery: A 39-Year Comparative Analysis
Gabrielle Rogie, BS; Hilton C. Braithwaite IV, BS; Leah Rakers; Scott John. Luhmann, MD |
| 09:50 - 09:54 | Paper#60: Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) Alerts in Severe Spinal Deformity Corrections with Baseline Neurodeficit – Are They Different from Those Without - Results from International Multicenter Prospective Spinal Deformity Intraoperative Monitoring (SDIM) Study
Saumyajit Basu, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), FRCS (Ed); Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Yong Qiu, PhD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Go Yoshida, MD, PhD |
| 09:54 – 10:03 | Discussion |
| 10:03 - 10:07 | Paper#61: Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Pseudarthrosis Following Spinal Fusion Surgery
Siraj Shaikh, MD; Daniel Coban, MD; George Abdelmalek, MD; Mohammed Taha. Younis, BS; Adam Elkholy, BS; Nikhil Sahai, MD; Kumar Sinha, MD; Ki So. Hwang, MD; Arash Emami, MD |
| 10:07- 10:11 | Paper#62: Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Reoperation Rates: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of 1278 Surgical Patients
Puru Sadh, BS; Haley Warzecha, BS; Maxwell Dassow, BS; Alexander Lewis, BS; Simbarashe Peresuh, MD; Nicolas Carayannopoulos, BS; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Bryce A. Basques |
| 10:11- 10:15 | Paper#63: Comparison of Domiciliary Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Pharmacological Prophylaxis in Paraplegic Patients Due to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): An Exploratory RCT
Pankaj Kandwal, MD, MS; Utsav Anand, MD; Bhaskar Sarkar, MD; Kaustubh Ahuja, MD |
| 10:15– 10:24 | Discussion |
| 10:24 - 10:28 | Paper#64: Additional Vertebrae are Imaged in 44% of Pediatric Patients when Limited CTs are Ordered
Robert G. Watkins V; Vivien Chan, MD; Christopher Watterson, MD; Elaine Butterworth, RN; Kenneth D. Illingworth, MD; David L. Skaggs, MD, MMM |
| 10:28- 10:32 | Paper#65: Impact of Preoperative Disc Signal Index-2 Score and Disc Herniation on Cervical Sagittal Alignment following Deformity Correction in Idiopathic Scoliosis
Hong Jin Kim, MD, PhD; Jae Hyuk Yang, MD, PhD; Seung Woo Suh, MD, PhD |
| 10:32- 10:36 | Paper#66: Measuring Spinopelvic Parameters in Patients with 6 Lumbar Vertebrae: A Matched Comparison of Asymptomatic Volunteers
Chloe Cadieux, MD; Ruheksh Raj, MD; Farbod Moghaddam, BS; May Choi, MD; Fred H. Nicholls, MD |
| 10:36 – 10:45 | Discussion |
| 10:45 - 10:49 | Paper#67: Impact of Different Osteoporosis Treatments on Endplate Changes and Their Correlation with Trabecular Vertebral Bone, as Measured by Hounsfield Units
Abdelrahman Hamouda; Zach Pennington, MD; Derrick Obiri-Yeboah, MD; Anthony L. Mikula, MD; Jeremy L. Fogelson; Benjamin D. Elder, MD, PhD |
| 10:49- 10:53 | Paper#68: Osteoporosis Screening Gaps Among Patients Undergoing Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Eric Mao, BA; Krystell Ceballos, BS; Jonathan Wang, BS; Amit Jain, MD, MBA |
| 10:53- 10:57 | Paper#69: Ultra-Early Intervention with Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Efficacy and Safety Outcomes from a High-Volume County Hospital Center
Wenjie Wu, MD |
| 10:57 – 11:05 | Discussion |
| 11:05- 11:10 | Introduction of the Keynote
Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Keynote Address
Stefan Parent, MD, PhD |
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
Meric Enercan, MD & G Ying Li, MD
| 13:15 - 13:19 | Paper#70: How Does Sacral Slanting Change After Lumbar Hemivertebra Resection in Children?
Ziming Yao, PhD; Dong Guo, MD; Xue Jun Zhang, MD |
| 13:19 - 13:23 | Paper#71: A Comparison of Radiographic Sagittal Parameters at 2 Years Follow Up In Paediatric Patients Undergoing Fusion for High Grade Spondylolisthesis Managed Via Fusion In-Situ Vs Reduction and Circumferential Fusion
Karim Aboelmagd, MD; Emma Nadler, MSc; Mark Camp, MD; Reinhard D. Zeller, MD, FRCS(C); David E. Lebel, MD, PhD |
| 13:23 - 13:27 | Paper#72: Congenital Scoliosis: An Update to Its Natural History and Clinical Approach
Mihir Sharma, BS; Alexander Bhatt, MS; Jason Brenner, BS; Ashlyn Callan, MS; Priya Singh, MD; Edina Gjonbalaj, BS; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Jacob F. Schulz, MD; Leila Mehraban Alvandi, PhD; Jaime A. Gomez, MD |
| 13:27 - 13:31 | Paper#73: A Novel Surgical Procedure: Selected Muscle Tansfer to Correct the Malrotation and Elevation of the Scapula of Sprengel’s shoulder deformity in Children and Adult
Xuhong Xue, MD, PhD; Kai Li, MD; Sheng Zhao, MD |
| 13:31 - 13:42 | Discussion |
| 13:42 - 13:46 | Paper#74: Cryoablation Reduces Intraoperative Times, Pain, and Opioid Consumption in AIS Patients Undergoing PSF with Thoracoplasty
Vishal Sarwahi, MD; Anabelle Cohen, BS; Alexander Morledge, BA; Sarah Trent, MD; Brian Li, BS; Yungtai Lo, PhD; Terry D. Amaral, MD |
| 13:46 - 13:50 | Paper#75: Intraoperative Erector Spinae Plane Block with Ropivacaine-Epinephrine-Clonidine-Ketorolac Reduces In-Hospital Opiate Consumption in Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
Miran Stubican, MD; Bryan Menapace, MD, MBA; Michelle C. Welborn, MD; Daniel Bouton, MD; Ashley Pikero, BS; Robert Bernstein, MD; Rebecca Hall, MD; Chinmay Paranjape, MD, MHSc |
| 13:50 - 13:54 | Paper#76: Does Obesity Enhance the Analgesic Effect of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Pediatric Spinal Fusions?
Emmanuel Ogu, BS; David C. Thornberg, BS; Christopher B. McLeod, MD; Chan-Hee Jo, PhD; Amy Lynn. McIntosh, MD; Brandon A. Ramo, MD; Judy-Mae Lima, BS; Jaysson T. Brooks, MD |
| 13:54 - 14:03 | Discussion |
| 14:03 - 14:07 | Paper#77: Comparative Study of Spinal Casting Strategies in Early Onset Scoliosis: Five-year Progression-Free Survival Analysis
Jennifer A. Dermott, PT, PhD candidate; Dorothy Kim, MSc; Lily Switzer; Emma Nadler, MSc; Mark Camp, MD; David E. Lebel, MD, PhD |
| 14:07 - 14:11 | Paper#78: Can Rib Splints Reduce Risk of Proximal Anchor Failure in Distraction-Based Growing Constructs? A Biomechanical Pilot Study
Arianne T. Salunga, DO; Talissa O. Generoso, MD; Calvin Chan, MS; Vivian Ho, BSN; Nicole S. Pham; John S. Vorhies, MD |
| 14:11 - 14:15 | Paper#79: TEG Identifies Altered Intrinsic Pathway Kinetics in CP PSF
Jessica Siragusa, MBA; Sydney Thai, BS; William ElNemer, BS; Paul D. Sponseller, MD |
| 14:15 - 14:15 | Paper#80: Operative Treatment of Severe Scoliosis and Pelvic Obliquity In Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Heng Sun, MD |
| 14:19 - 15:00 | Discussion |
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
Yashar Javidan, MD & Reuben CC Soh, MBBS, FRCS
| 15:00 - 15:04 | Paper#81: Increased Cumulative Incidence of 10-Year Reoperation and Surgical Complications Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Compared to Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Theodore Quan, MD; Philip Parel, BS; Jeremy Clements, BS; Adrianna Kowblansky, BS; Sabrina Gill, MD; Tushar Chandrakant Patel, MD; Addisu Mesfin, MD |
| 15:04 - 15:08 | Paper#82: Conservative vs Anterior Cervical Discectomy Fusion (ACDF), and Anterior Cervical Disc Replacement (ACDR) Approaches—Do Management Outcomes Differ in Patients Presenting With Cervical Radiculopathy Without Neurological Deficits? Vikas Hanasoge, MBBS, MS; Saumyajit Basu, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), FRCS (Ed); Ayon Ghosh, MS; Dhrumilkumar Patel, MBBS, MS; Dhruv Patel, MS; Dr Harsh Patel, MS; Ajay VM, MS |
| 15:08 - 15:12 | Paper#83: Cervical Spine Fractures with Anterior Column Defects in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: Is Complementary Anterior Fusion Surgery Necessary? Jiang Gan, PhD |
| 15:12 - 15:16 | Paper#84: Imaging Differences and Clinical Implications in Patients with Basilar Invagination Accompanied by C2-3 Fusion Versus Non-Fusion Lingqiang Chen, MD |
| 15:16 - 15:27 | Discussion |
| 15:27 - 15:31 | Paper#85: Extent of Medial Facetectomy Required Varies by Level for Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy: A Radiographic Study Joshua H. Lee, MD; Tarun Mattikalli, BS; Brian Cho, MD; Daniel Berman, MD; Wesley Bronson, MD; Saad Chaudhary, MD; Andrew C. Hecht, MD; Jeremy Steinberger, MD; James D. Lin, MD, MS |
| 15:31 - 15:35 | Paper#86: Surgical and Clinical Outcomes of French Door vs. Open Door Laminoplasty: A Long-Term Analysis of Neurological Recovery Alexandra N. Yiachos, BS; Lefko Charalambous, MD; Akil Paturi, MD; Kingsley Ogelle, BS; Constance Maglaras, PhD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Tina Raman, MD |
| 15:35 - 15:39 | Paper#87: Comparative Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Laminectomy with Lateral Mass versus Pedicle Screw Fixation in Degenerative Cervical Stenosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Mohammad Hassan A. Noureldine, MD; Mohsen Rostami, MD; Puya Alikhani, MD; Srujan Kopparapu, MD; Dana Saleh, MD; Alex Haas, MD; Jay I. Kumar, MD |
| 15:39 - 15:48 | Discussion |
| 15:48 - 15:52 | Paper#88: Transient Skeletal Muscle Loss After Cervical Decompression for Myelopathy Isaiah Gritters, BA; Reagan Grieser-Yoder, BS; Natalie Glass, PhD; Bradley Hindman, MD; Andrea Strayer, PhD; Matthew Howard, MD; Catherine Olinger, MD, MS |
| 15:52 - 15:56 | Paper#89: Personalizing the Approach to Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM): Multivariable Trajectory Models to Define Precise Clinical Recovery Patterns Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCS(C); Karlo M. Pedro, MD; Mohammed Ali Alvi, MD, PhD, MS |
| 15:56 - 16:00 | Paper#90: Does Surgery Reduce Neck Pain and Restore Independence 5 years After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM)? A SpineCORe QOD Study Vardhaan Ambati, MS; Hunter S. Yamada, BS; Arati Patel, MD; Catherine Ravikumar, MS; Andrew K. Chan, MD; Erica F. Bisson, MD; Mohamad Bydon, MD; Anthony L. Asher, MD; Domagoj Coric, MD; Eric A. Potts, MD; Kevin T. Foley, MD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Michael S. Virk, MD, PhD; John J. Knightly, MD; Scott Meyer, MD; Paul Park, MD; Cheerag D. Upadhyaya, MD; Chun Po Yen, MD; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Luis Manuel. Tumialan, MD; Juan S. Uribe, MD; Oren N. Gottfried, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Regis W. Haid, MD; Dean Chou, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD |
| 16:00 - 16:04 | Paper#91: Does Timing Matter? Impact of Early Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy on 5-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes Eunice Yang, BS; Harrison Howell, BS; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Dean Chou, MD; Mohamad Bydon, MD; Erica F. Bisson, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Oren N. Gottfried, MD; Anthony L. Asher, MD; Domagoj Coric, MD; Eric A. Potts, MD; Kevin T. Foley, MD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; KaiMing G. Fu, MD, PhD; Michael S. Virk, MD, PhD; John J. Knightly, MD; Scott Meyer, MD; Paul Park, MD; Cheerag D. Upadhyaya, MD; Chun Po Yen, MD; Juan S. Uribe, MD; Luis Manuel. Tumialan, MD; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Regis W. Haid, MD; Andrew K. Chan, MD |
| 16:04 - 16:15 | Discussion |
Friday
April 17, 2026
Moderators
Cristina Sacramento Dominguez, MD & Ronald Lehman Jr. MD
| 15:00 - 15:04 | Paper#92: Clinical Validation of a Novel Psoas Classification for Optimal L4–L5 Access: OLIF vs LLIF Harjot Uppal, MD; George Abdelmalek, MD; Daniel Coban, MD; Siraj Shaikh, MD; Nikhil Sahai, MD; Kumar Sinha, MD; Ki So. Hwang, MD; Arash Emami, MD |
| 15:04 - 15:08 | Paper#93: Revision Anterior Lumbar Spine Access Surgery: Is It Safe? Karim A. Shafi, MD; Sree Vemu, MD; Rajeev Rao, MD; Todd H. Lanman, MD; Hyun W. Bae, MD; Willis Wagner, MD |
| 15:08 - 15:12 | Paper#94: Impact of Screw Diameter on the Mechanical Performance of Cement-Augmented Lumbar Spinal Fusion Constructs Akar Jigna. Jani, BS; Nicole DeVries Watson, PhD; Douglas C. Fredericks, BS; Catherine Olinger, MD, MS |
| 15:12 - 15:16 | Paper#95: Development and Validation of a Novel Survey Measuring Lumbar Activity Levels: The Hospital for Special Surgery Core Health Evaluation - Lumbar Activity Rating Scale (HSS CHEV-LARS) Eric Zhao, BS; Gregory Kazarian, MD; Jung Mok, MD; Mihir Dekhne, MD; Tomoyuki Asada, MD; Atahan Durbas; Sereen Halayqeh, MD; Adrian Lui, MBBS; Sheeraz Qureshi, MD; Todd J. Albert, MD; Sravisht Iyer, MD |
| 15:16 - 15:27 | Discussion |
| 15:27 - 15:31 | Paper#96: Tranexamic Acid Does Not Significantly Change Thromboembolic Risk in Spinal Metastasis Tumor Patients Braxton Morrison, MS; Jay Kumar, MD; Vardhaan Ambati, MS; Hunter S. Yamada, BS; Abraham Dada, BA; Rithvik Ramesh, BS; Parisa Jahangirizadeh, BA; Paul McMillan Villalobos, BE; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Vedat Deviren, MD; Sigurd H. Berven, MD; Alekos A. Theologis, MD; Dean Chou, MD; Aaron J. Clark, MD, PhD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Nima Alan, MD |
| 15:31 - 15:35 | Paper#97: Does Preoperative Embolization Lower Surgical Blood Loss in Nonvascular Metastatic Spine Tumor Surgery? Hunter S. Yamada, BS; Vardhaan Ambati, MS; Danielle Nieto, BA; Paul McMillan Villalobos, BE; Parisa Jahangirizadeh, BA; Braxton Morrison, MS; Abraham Dada, BA; Rithvik Ramesh, BS; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Sigurd H. Berven, MD; Alekos A. Theologis, MD; Dean Chou, MD; Aaron J. Clark, MD, PhD; Lee A. Tan, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Nima Alan, MD |
| 15:35 - 15:39 | Paper#98: The Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome Score (SuCESS): Development and Validation of a Clinical Triage Tool Elie Najjar, MD, FRCS |
| 15:39 - 15:48 | Discussion |
| 15:48 - 15:52 | Paper#99: Scoring Stability: A New Radiological Tool for Craniovertebral Junction Tuberculosis Management Chitranshu Shrivastava, MS |
| 15:52 - 15:56 | Paper#100: Expandable Cage versus Mesh Cage in the Treatment of Vertebral Osteomyelitis Mitsuhiro Nishizawa, MD; Mladen Djurasovic, MD; Steven D. Glassman, MD; John R. Dimar, II, MD; Charles H. Crawford III, MD; Benjamin Kostic, BS; Leah Y. Carreon, MD |
| 15:56 - 16:00 | Paper#101: Establishment and Validation of a Four-Step Treatment Strategy Scoring System for Primary Spinal Infections with Clinical Efficacy Analysis Lingqiang Chen, MD |
| 16:00 - 16:04 | Paper#102: Tuberculosis of the Spine in Children- Is Conservative Treatment Effective? Bhushan Sagade, MS; Alaric Aroojis, MD; Ira Shah, MD; Rujuta Mehta, MD; Tausif Ahmed Aslam Shikalgar, MD, MBBS, D.Ortho, DNB Ortho; Arjun Dhawale, MD; Abhay Nene, MS |
| 16:04 - 16:15 | Discussion |
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 |