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    Spine Rapid Fire Abstracts

    Saturday, May 2, 2026
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Location:Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC

      Moderator(s)

    • Nima Alan, MD

      Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
      UCSF
      UCSF

    • Yi Lu, MD PhD

      Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
      Brigham and Women's Hospital
      Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School

    Presentations:

    • 4:00 PM - 4:02 PM CT
      A Novel Rapid Lateral Flow Immunoassay for β2-Transferrin: Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

      Presenting Author: Morteza Sadeh, MD, PhD – St David's Medical Center

    • 4:03 PM - 4:05 PM CT
      Is Povidone-Iodine Irrigation in Spine Surgery a Game-Changer? A Meta-Analysis of RCTs on Surgical Site Infection Prevention

      Presenting Author: Vaishnavi Sharma, MBBS – Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital Trusts Affiliated with Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    • 4:06 PM - 4:08 PM CT
      Analysis of Root Causes of Adverse Events with Mazor X and Mazor X Stealth Edition-Guided Spine Surgeries: An FDA MAUDE Database Study

      Presenting Author: Ethan Brown, BS – Donald and Hofstra Zucker School of Medicine

    • 4:09 PM - 4:11 PM CT
      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

      Presenting Author: Francesca Totis, MD – Duke University Hospital

    • 4:12 PM - 4:14 PM CT
      Predictors of Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation Failure in Cancer Patients with Pathological Vertebral Compression Fractures

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

    • 4:15 PM - 4:17 PM CT
      Bicortical Lateral Screw Fixation is Associated With a Lower Risk of Long-Term Radiographic Graft Subsidence in Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion

      Presenting Author: Anthony J. Schulien, MD – UPMC Dept. of Neurological Surgery

    • 4:18 PM - 4:20 PM CT
      Does Polytrauma Burden or Location Drive Pulmonary Complications After Operative Cervical Spine Trauma?

      Presenting Author: Nickolas De Oliveira, BA – Vaderbilt University School of Medicine

    • 4:21 PM - 4:23 PM CT
      Does Uncontrolled Diabetes Influence Union in Type II Odontoid Fractures?

      Presenting Author: Teresia M. Perkins, BS – Boston University School of Medicine

    • 4:24 PM - 4:26 PM CT
      Identification of Perioperative Factors Leading to Loss of Satisfaction After Surgical Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy

      Presenting Author: Geoffrey R. O'Malley, Jr., MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

    • 4:27 PM - 4:29 PM CT
      Identifying Predictors of Declining Satisfaction Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

      Presenting Author: Aidan C. Rezner, B.S. Neuroscience – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

    • 4:30 PM - 4:32 PM CT
      Two Year Results of a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Investigational Device Exemption Clinical Trial Comparing Two Semi-Constrained Cervical Total Disc Replacement Devices at a Single Level

      Presenting Author: Jonathan Parish, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    • 4:33 PM - 4:35 PM CT
      Two-Level Cervical Disc Replacement with a Semi-Constrained Device: Interim Analysis Results of a Multicenter Investigational Device Exemption Trial

      Presenting Author: Jonathan Parish, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    • 4:36 PM - 4:38 PM CT
      Meta-Analysis of Overall Survival in Intramedullary Spinal Gliomas: Comparing Gross Total Resection to Subtotal Resection and Biopsy

      Presenting Author: Mohammad Hamo, BM – UAB Heersink School of Medicine

    • 4:39 PM - 4:41 PM CT
      miRNA Expression Profiles in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Patients and Their Response to Surgical Treatment

      Presenting Author: Colin Hansen, BS – Medical College of Wisconsin

    • 4:45 PM - 4:47 PM CT
      Socioeconomic and Clinical Factors Predict 5-Year Loss of Quality-of-Life Benefits Following Surgery for Cervical Spinal Myelopathy: A QOD Machine Learning Analysis

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

    • 4:48 PM - 4:50 PM CT
      Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion at L4–5: Safety and Outcomes in Over 100 Cases

      Presenting Author: Dana Saleh, MD – university of Arizona

    • 4:51 PM - 4:53 PM CT
      Leveraging Preoperative Mobile Health Data to Predict 1-Year Recovery Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Surgery

      Presenting Author: Salim Yakdan, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis

    • 4:54 PM - 4:56 PM CT
      Wearable-Derived Activity as an Objective Metric for Frailty in Degenerative Cervical Spine Conditions

      Presenting Author: Ethan Brown, BS – Donald and Hofstra Zucker School of Medicine

    • 4:57 PM - 4:59 PM CT
      Impact of Open and Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Microlumbar Discectomy, Laminectomy and Revision Surgery Status on Incidental Durotomy Rates

      Presenting Author: Ryan Harmelink – Goodman Campbell Brain & Spine

    • 5:00 PM - 5:02 PM CT
      Long-Term Hardware Failure and Autofusion Rates for Spinal Oncology

      Presenting Author: Luis O. Vargas, BS – Jacobs School of Medicine University at Buffalo

    • 5:06 PM - 5:08 PM CT
      Two Good to Be Screw? The Value of Two Points of Pelvic Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity Correction

      Presenting Author: Francesca Totis, MD – Duke University Hospital

    • 5:09 PM - 5:11 PM CT
      Age Subgroup Analysis of the Genotype-Guided Versus Standard-of-Care Pain Management Randomized Trial in Spine Surgery Patients

      Presenting Author: Aydin Kaghazchi, MS – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    • 5:12 PM - 5:14 PM CT
      Amyloid Deposition in the Ligamentum Flavum: An Opportunity for Early Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis

      Presenting Author: Jainith Patel, BS – Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center

    • 5:15 PM - 5:17 PM CT
      Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Expandable Versus Static Cages in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Meta-Analysis of 2,048 Patients

      Presenting Author: Diego Pichardo Rojas, MD – Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía.

    • 5:18 PM - 5:20 PM CT
      Continuous, Real-World Recovery Monitoring After Spine Surgery Using a Consumer Wearable: New Insights from the SpineTrak Randomized Controlled Trial

      Presenting Author: Corinna Zygourakis, MD, FAANS, FCNS – Stanford University

    • 5:21 PM - 5:23 PM CT
      Dissecting Value in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Surgeon-Level Analysis of Cost and Outcomes

      Presenting Author: Clayton Kramm, BS – Wayne State University School of Medicine

    • 5:24 PM - 5:26 PM CT
      Does Intraoperative Navigation Provide Value for Lumbar Fusions? An Integration of Cost and Outcomes Through the Operative Value Index

      Presenting Author: Danyal Quraishi, BS – Drexel University College of Medicine

    • 5:27 PM - 5:29 PM CT
      LLM-Enhanced Multi-Modal Framework for Predicting Pain Relief of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Spine Metastases Using Clinical Factors and Imaging Reports

      Presenting Author: Vivek Sanker, MD – Stanford University