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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, February 26, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Special Course 4: The Endoscopic Spine - AM Lab (Hands-On)
    Ticketed Session
  • 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM MST
    Registration
    Registration
  • 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM MST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learns (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    Special Course 4: The Endoscopic Spine - PM Lab (Hands-On)
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    An APP Toolbelt to Navigating Spine Care: Knowing When to Wait, Medicate or Operate! (Hands-On)
    Course Director: Gina Duel, MSPAS, PA-C – Hoag Specialty Clinic/ HOAG Hospital
    Course Director: Kenneth M. Crandall, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Course Director: Lara Massie, MD – Drexel College of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network
    Course Director: Corey T. Walker, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Special Course 1: Beyond Limits in Cervical Spine Surgery: Elevating Safety and Quality
    Course Director: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Course Director: Andrew K. Chan, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Course Director: Michael McCarthy, MD – Indiana Spine Group/IU School of Medicine
    Moderator: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Andrew K. Chan, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Moderator: Michael McCarthy, MD – Indiana Spine Group/IU School of Medicine
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Special Course 2: Lumbar Spine: Innovations in Motion Preservation, Endoscopy, Complex Case Management and Next-Generation Technologies
    Course Director: Wilson Z. Ray, MD, MBA, FAANS – Washington University, St. Louis
    Course Director: Matthew Colman, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Course Director: D. Kojo Hamilton, MD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Course Director: Philip K. Louie, MD – Virginia Mason Medical Center
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Special Course 3: Advances in Adult Spinal Deformity: Optimization, Alignment, Techniques and Complication Management
    Course Director: Amit Jain, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Course Director: Kristen Jones, MD, FAANS – Duke University
    Course Director: Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Ticketed Session
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Collaboration Cocktails
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
    Opening Reception - Sonoran Heat: Taste of the Desert
  • Friday, February 27, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM MST
    Registration
    Registration
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Fellowship Directors Forum (By Invitation Only)
  • 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM MST
    Industry Sponsored Breakfast Bites (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    What's New Sessions in Exhibit Hall
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    Scientific Session 1: Expectations for Spine Surgeons are High, How Do We Elevate Our Practices?
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Scientific Session 2: Athletes Aspire to More, Let's Help Take Them There
    Moderator: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Moderator: Michael P. Kelly, MD – University of California, San Diego
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
    Visionary Keynote
    Moderator: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH – University of Utah Health
    Keynote Speaker: Alison Fragale, PhD
    Visionary Keynote
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learns (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    Scientific Session 3: Take Your Technique to the Next Level: Video-based Tips and Tricks
    Moderator: Paul Park, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic
    Moderator: Anand Veeravagu, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM MST
    Beverage Break / What's New Sessions in Exhibit Hall
    Sponsored Session
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM MST
    Scientific Session 4: Top Abstracts
    Moderator: Nevan G. Baldwin, MD – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    Moderator: Aruna Ganju, MD – Northwestern University
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM MST
    Peripheral Nerve Breakout Session
    Moderator: Line G. Jacques, MD, MSc – University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Amgad S. Hanna, ABNS – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Moderator: Robert Spinner, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM MST
    Early Career Surgeons Breakout Session: Irene Say Memorial
    Moderator: Daniel Hoh, MD – University of Florida
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM MST
    Feel the Heat Debates
  • Saturday, February 28, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM MST
    Registration
    Registration
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 1
    Moderator: Jared S. Fridley, MD – Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 1
    Moderator: Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 2
    Moderator: Patricia Sullivan, MD – Brown University/Lifespan
    Moderator: Won Hyung Andrew Ryu, MD, MSc, MTM, FAANS – Oregon Health & Science University
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 3
    Moderator: Andrew Yew, MD – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
    Moderator: Nitin Agarwal, MD – University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Beverage Break / What's New Sessions in Exhibit Hall
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall
  • 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM MST
    Industry Sponsored Coffee Talks (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:55 AM - 9:35 AM MST
    Scientific Session 5: Caring for the Spine Patients Through Time
    Moderator: Christina Sayama, MD, MPH, FAANS – Oregon Health & Science University
  • 9:35 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    Scientific Session 6: Inspiration to Climb Featuring Visionary Keynote Speaker
    Keynote Speaker: Harris Sondak, PhD
    Visionary Keynote
  • 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM MST
    Cahill Debates
    Moderator: Charles L. Branch, Jr., MD – Dept of Neurosurgery Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health
    Moderator: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD – Rush University Medical Center
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM MST
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learns (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM MST
    Scientific Session 7: Let Technology Help You Go Beyond Limits
    Moderator: Langston T. Holly, MD – UCLA Neurosurgery
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM MST
    Industry Awards (Non-CME)
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Special Course 5: Translating Evidence to Action: How ISSG Research Has Evolved My Practice of Spine Deformity Surgery—And How It Can Improve Yours
    Moderator: Shay Bess, MD – Colorado Scoliosis and Spine Specialists
    Moderator: Virginie Lafage, PhD – Lenox Hill Hospital
    Moderator: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University
    Moderator: Juan S. Uribe, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Special Course 6: Save Your Patient and Yourself: Complication Management
    Course Director: Luis M. Tumialan, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
    Course Director: Adam S. Kanter, MD, MBA, FAANS – Hoag Neurosciences Institute
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Special Course 7: State of the Art Tumor Management (Non-CME)
    Course Director: Michael Galgano, MD – UNC Health
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST
    Special Course 8: The Future Is Now – Learning the Future Spine Surgeries That Modulate Spinal Cord Functions
    Course Director: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Course Director: Yi Lu, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Ticketed Session
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM MST
    Women in Spine Reception Hosted by Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)
  • 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM MST
    Young Spine Surgeon Award Winner Reception (By Invitation Only)
  • Sunday, March 1, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Registration
    Registration
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 2
    Moderator: Ken Porche, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Moderator: Bryan S. Lee, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 3
    Moderator: Victor Chang, MD – Henry Ford Hospital
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 4
    Moderator: Vincent Alentado, MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Moderator: Martin H. Pham, MD – University of California, San Diego
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 5
    Moderator: Tiffany G. Perry, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM MST
    Scientific Session 8: Complex Problems May Need Complex Solutions
    Moderator: Mark E. Oppenlander, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    Scientific Session 9: Make New Data Reality
    Moderator: Suzanne Tharin, MD, PhD, FAANS – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Scientific Session 10: The Tides Are Turning – Endoscopic Spine Surgery Enters the Mainstream
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
    DSPN Business Meeting
    Moderator: Laura Snyder, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute