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  • Friday, May 1st
    7:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Regis W. Haid Jr. Symposium: Tier 1 Operators in Spine, Business and Special Forces
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Moderator: Maxwell Boakye, MD,MPH,MBA FACS FAANS – University of Louisville
    Moderator: Christopher Comey, MD, FAANS – Legacy Brain and Spine, LLC
    Moderator: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Haid Consulting
    Moderator: Michael York Kaiser, MD, FAANS, FACS – New York University/Lagnone
    Moderator: James S. Harrop, MD – Jefferson Medical College
    Moderator: John Knightly, MD, FAANS – Maxim Spine
    Moderator: Allan D. Levi, MD PhD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Moderator: Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, FAANS, FACS – Princeton Brain, Spine & Orthopedics
    Moderator: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Daniel Resnick, MD – University of Wisconsin
    Moderator: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
    Moderator: Jeffrey M. Tomlin, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS – Hartford Healthcare
    Moderator: Luis M. Tumialan, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Moderator: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    7:00 AM - 7:30 AM CT
    Breakfast
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    7:30 AM - 7:34 AM CT
    Introduction: Special Operatives, Leadership, NREF, & the AANS
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    7:35 AM - 7:59 AM CT
    Lessons in Leadership
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Speaker: Todd J. Albert, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    8:00 AM - 8:14 AM CT
    Cervical Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury in Professional Athletes
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    8:15 AM - 8:29 AM CT
    Laminoplasty for Myelopathy: Latest Evidence
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Speaker: Zoher Ghogawala, MD – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    8:30 AM - 8:44 AM CT
    Cervical Disc Replacement in Elite Athletes, Evidence and Consensus
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Speaker: Daniel A. Daquino, MBBS FRCS(Neuological Surgery) MSc – Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. United Kindgom
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    8:45 AM - 8:54 AM CT
    Discussion
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Moderator: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    8:55 AM - 9:09 AM CT
    Current State of Cervical Arthroplasty
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Speaker: Vincent C. Traynelis, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL, USA
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    9:10 AM - 9:29 AM CT
    Case Presentation with Discussion: Motion Preservation versus Fusion (Arthroplasty versus ACDF)
    Location: 220, Level 2, HGBCC
    Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Panelist: Christopher Comey, MD, FAANS – Legacy Brain and Spine, LLC
    Panelist: Vincent C. Traynelis, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL, USA
    Panelist: Daniel A. Daquino, MBBS FRCS(Neuological Surgery) MSc – Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. United Kindgom
    Panelist: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Panelist: Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, FAANS, FACS – Princeton Brain, Spine & Orthopedics
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    9:30 AM - 9:44 AM CT
    Use Cervical Pedicle Inlet Fixation Technique
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    9:45 AM - 9:59 AM CT
    Use of Reduction Screws
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    10:00 AM - 10:09 AM CT
    Discussion
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Moderator: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Haid Consulting
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    10:10 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Break
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    10:30 AM - 10:59 AM CT
    Case Presentations: C1,2 Trauma in a Young Patient with Q&A
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc – University of Maryland Medical Center
    Speaker: Andrew Dailey, MD – University of Utah Health
    Speaker: Daniel Resnick, MD – University of Wisconsin
    Speaker: Edward C. Benzel, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    11:00 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    Box Lunch Distribution
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    11:10 AM - 11:59 AM CT
    Perspective from Tier 1 Operators in Business
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Panelist: Pat Miles – ATEC Spine
    Panelist: Michael Carter
    Panelist: Laura Francis
    Moderator: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Haid Consulting
    Moderator: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    12:00 PM - 12:24 PM CT
    Panel Discussion with Special Forces Veterans
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Moderator: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Haid Consulting
    Speaker: Ignacio Garza
    Moderator: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    12:25 PM - 12:39 PM CT
    The Top Ten Clinical Lessons Learned from the NPA-QOD-ASR Papers
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH – University of Utah Health
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    12:40 PM - 12:49 PM CT
    Percutaneous Fixation of Burst Fractures: Best Treatment or Minimally Beneficial
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Steven Ludwig, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    12:50 PM - 12:59 PM CT
    Role of Endoscopy and Hybrid Techniques
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    1:00 PM - 1:09 PM CT
    The Current State of Robotics
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Nicholas Theodore, MD, FAANS, FACS – University of Arizona - Phoenix College of Medicine
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    1:10 PM - 1:19 PM CT
    Disc Regeneration: Is It Possible?
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Kevin T. Foley, MD – Semmes-Murphey Clinic & University of Tennessee Health Science Center
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    1:20 PM - 1:29 PM CT
    The Future of AI in Spine
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Paul K. Kim, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    1:30 PM - 1:39 PM CT
    Paraspinal Muscle Stimulation for Back Pain: Fact or Fiction?
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Luis M. Tumialan, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    1:40 PM - 1:55 PM CT
    Discussion
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Moderator: John Knightly, MD, FAANS – Maxim Spine
    Moderator: Jeffrey M. Tomlin, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS – Hartford Healthcare
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    1:55 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Beverage Break
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    2:15 PM - 2:24 PM CT
    How can AI, Planning and Surgical Execution, Increase Surgical Efficiency to Achieve Alignment Goals
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD – Columbia University
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    2:25 PM - 2:34 PM CT
    Neurosurgical Perspective on Pediatric Spine Deformity
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Amer F. Samdani, MD – Shriners Children's Philadelphia
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    2:35 PM - 2:44 PM CT
    Decision: When Do We Need an Osteotomy, and Type?
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    2:45 PM - 2:54 PM CT
    Options for Pelvic Fixation: Pros and Cons
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Robert Eastlack, MD – Scripps Clinic
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    2:55 PM - 3:04 PM CT
    Update on Biologics (BMP)
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Allan D. Levi, MD PhD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    3:05 PM - 3:14 PM CT
    Update on Spinal Tumors
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: John H. Shin, MD, MBA, FAANS – Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Discussion
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Moderator: James S. Harrop, MD – Jefferson Medical College
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    3:30 PM - 3:39 PM CT
    How to Operate on Celebrities
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    3:40 PM - 3:49 PM CT
    The Impact of Social Media in Spine Care
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Rod J. Oskouian, MD – Swedish Health Services
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • Friday, May 1st
    3:50 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Discussion, Closing Remarks & Key Takeaways
    Location: 220, Level 2, HBGCC
    Speaker: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium