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    Modern Approaches to Spinal Deformity: The MIS Paradigm and Top Scoring Abstracts from QOD Spine CORe®

    Saturday, May 2, 2026
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Location:301BC, Level 3, HBGCC

      Moderator(s)

    • Praveen Mummaneni, MD, MBA

      Joan O'Reilly Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery
      Department of Neurological Surgery
      Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
      University of California San Francisco

    • Paul Park, MD

      Neurosurgeon
      Semmes Murphey Clinic
      University of Tennessee/Semmes-Murphey

    This innovative program offers a focused exploration of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) techniques in the management of spinal deformity. The course provides a comprehensive overview of current concepts and patient selection criteria, cutting-edge operative techniques, and critical evaluation of clinical outcomes. The session also emphasizes groundbreaking advances in technology that are shaping the future of MIS deformity correction. Attendees will enhance their ability to deliver optimal, patient-centered care using the latest minimally invasive strategies for spinal deformity.

    Presentations:

    • 2:03 PM - 2:10 PM CT
      MIS Deformity Algorithms

      Speaker: Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD, FAANS

    • 2:10 PM - 2:17 PM CT
      Impact of Navigation/Robotics in MIS Deformity

      Speaker: Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD – Columbia University

    • 2:17 PM - 2:24 PM CT
      MIS Lateral Transpsoas Nuances and Complication Avoidance

      Speaker: Jang W. Yoon, MD – University of California San Francisco

    • 2:24 PM - 2:31 PM CT
      MIS Prepsoas Nuances and Complication Avoidance

      Speaker: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

    • 2:31 PM - 2:38 PM CT
      MIS Prone Lateral Nuances and Complication Avoidance

      Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute

    • 2:38 PM - 2:45 PM CT
      MIS ALIF and Perc Screws Nuances and Complication Avoidance

      Speaker: Andrew K. Chan, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    • 2:45 PM - 2:52 PM CT
      MIS Osteotomies Nuances and Complication Avoidance

      Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami

    • 2:57 PM - 3:01 PM CT
      Deep Learning Fusion of Operative Notes with Structured Preoperative Data Improves 2-Year Outcome Prediction for Cervical Spinal Myelopathy Surgery: A QOD Study

      Presenting Author: Elan Schonfeld, n/a – Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University

    • 3:02 PM - 3:06 PM CT
      Cost-Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Grade 1 Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A 5-year Quality Outcomes Database Study

      Presenting Author: Farhan Khan, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    • 3:07 PM - 3:11 PM CT
      Five-Year Comparison of Cervical Laminoplasty versus Laminectomy and Posterior Cervical Fusion for Cervical Myelopathy: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis from QOD SpineCORe

      Presenting Author: Joshua Fuller, BS – Columbia University

    • 3:12 PM - 3:16 PM CT
      What are the Predictors of Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Grade I and II Lumbar Spondylolisthesis? A 5 Year QOD Study

      Presenting Author: Roland Scott, B.A. – Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

    • 3:17 PM - 3:21 PM CT
      Which Patients Have Persistent Arm Pain 5 Years After Surgery For Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy? A Quality Outcomes Database SpineCORe study

      Presenting Author: Graham Winston, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine

    • 3:22 PM - 3:30 PM CT
      International Discussants

      Speaker: Jau-Ching David Wu, MD, PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital