AGENDA for Friday, 8/15/2025
7:15am= Hotel Pickup at Vdara Hotel and travel to the Viticus Center
7:30-8:00am: Change into scrubs for meeting
8:00-8:10am: Shay Bess, MD- Meeting Introduction, meeting goals, and overview to the ISSG
8:10-8:20am: Alan Daniels, MD- Spinal alignment and Surgical Alignment Planning
8:20-8:30am: Praveen Mumanneni, MD- MIS Deformity Algorithms
8:30-8:40am: David Okonkwo, MD- Advanced Technologies for MIS Scolosis Surgery
8:40-8:50am: Neel Anand, MD- Technical Details for MIS Posterior Reduction, Translation and Derotation for Major Scoliosis
8:50-9:00am: Overview of Cadaver Lab Goals and Transition to Cadaver Lab
9:00-12:00pm: Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures for Adult Thoracolumbar Deformities Cadaver Workshop
12:00-1:30pm: Specialty Breakout Sessions (Medtronic, Globus, SI Bone, SMAIO, Bioventus, Pacira, Orthofix, Icotec, Neospine,Amplify, Atec
1:30-1:40pm: Transition to Working Lunch
1:40-1:50pm: Munish Gupta, MD- How to Perform Spinal Osteotomies
1:50-2:00pm: Khaled Kebaish, MD- High Grade Spondylolisthesis; Surgical Options and Technical Tips
2:00-2:10pm: Steve Lewis, MD- Understanding and Managing Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spinal Deformity Surgeries
2:10-2:20pm: Han Jo Kim, MD- Tips and Tricks on Exposure and Instrumentation for Day 1 of Your Fellowship
2:20-2:30pm: Cadaver Lab Transition
2:30-5:30pm: Open Surgical Procedures for Adult Thoracolumbar Deformities Cadaver Workshop
5:30-7:00pm: Specialty Breakout Sessions with Medtronic, Globus, SI Bone, SMAIO, Bioventus, Pacira, Orthofix, Icotec, Neospine, Amplify, Atec
7:00-7:30pm: Reception with Technology Expo- All Attendees
7:30pm: Adjourn with independent dinners
Cadaver Lab Agenda Friday, August 15, 2025
9AM-12PM: Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures for Adult Thoracolumbar Deformities Cadaver Workshop—All Faculty
Cadavers in Lateral Decubitus with C-arm
a) MIS Lateral Lumbar Approach, Interbody Fusion Lumbar Spine L1 to L5
Cadavers in prone position with C-arm
a) MIS posterior instrumentation-Thoracolumbar spine and lumbar spine
b) MIS deformity correction
12:00-1:30pm: Specialty Breakout Sessions— All Faculty
a) Medtronic= Surgical planing and robotic guided implant insertion
b) Globus= Surgical planning and robotic guided implant insertion
c) SI Bone= Sacroiliac pain and SI fusion
d) SMAIO= Surgical planning for sagittal and coronal plan correction
e) Bioventus= Harmonic decompression, osteotomy and corpectomy workshop
f) Pacira= Local pain block techniques for perioperative pain control
g) Orthofix= Surgical planning and 3D navigated implant insertion
h) Icotec= Corpectomies, vertebral column resection, and interbody fixation for tumors and infection
i) Neospine= Surgical planning for deformity, trauma, and tumor reconstruction
d) Atec= EOS and EOS Insight surgical planning
e) Amplify= Endoscopic and open interbody fixation
2:30-5:30pm: Open Surgical Procedures for Adult Thoracolumbar Deformities Cadaver Workshop— All Faculty
a) Fixation techniques
i) Thoracic and Lumbar Hooks and Pedicle Screws
ii) Sacro-Pelvic Fixation
b) Posterior Column Osteotomies Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
i) Type 1 and Type 2 then progress to Types 3 and 4
c) Posterior Vertebral Column Resection of the Thoracic Spine
Posterior Vertebral Column Resection (VCR) of the Thoracic Spine T9
5:30-7:00pm: Specialty Breakout Sessions— All Faculty
a) Medtronic= Surgical planing and robotic guided implant insertion
b) Globus= Surgical planning and robotic guided implant insertion
c) SI Bone= Sacroiliac pain and SI fusion
d) SMAIO= Surgical planning for sagittal and coronal plan correction
e) Bioventus= Harmonic decompression, osteotomy and corpectomy workshop
f) Pacira= Local pain block techniques for perioperative pain control
g) Orthofix= Surgical planning and 3D navigated implant insertion
h) Icotec= Corpectomies, vertebral column resection, and interbody fixation for tumors and infection
i) Neospine= Surgical planning for deformity, trauma, and tumor reconstruction
d) Atec= EOS and EOS Insight surgical planning
e) Amplify= Endoscopic and open interbody fixation