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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Friday, February 27, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
    JNS: Spine Editorial Board Meetings
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM MST
    Registration
    Registration
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM MST
    Wellness Room
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
    Fellowship Directors Forum (By Invitation Only)
  • 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM MST
    Industry Breakfast Bite: Sponsored by Spineology (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM MST
    What's New Session: Medacta (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    High Tetraplegia Nerve Transfer
  • 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
  • 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:15 AM - 8:25 AM MST
    What's New Session: Cerapedics (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM MST
    What's New Session: Kuros Biosciences (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 8:45 AM - 8:55 AM MST
    What's New Session: Spineart (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 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
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Spine Health Foundation Leadership Lunch
  • 12:45 PM - 12:55 PM MST
    What's New Session: Orthocell (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Sponsored by ATEC Spine (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Sponsored by Carlsmed (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Sponsored by Cerapedics (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM MST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Sponsored by Globus Medical (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM MST
    What's New Session: Moving Spine (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:15 PM - 1:25 PM MST
    What's New Session: PatientIQ (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:30 PM - 1:40 PM MST
    What's New Session: Spinal Elements (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:45 PM - 1:55 PM MST
    What's New Session: icotec (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: Asdrubal Falavigna, MD – University of Caxias do Sul
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM MST
    Beverage Break / What's New Sessions in Exhibit Hall
    Sponsored Session
  • 3:05 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    What's New Session: DePuy Synthes (Non-CME)
    Sponsored Session
  • 3:35 PM - 3:45 PM MST
    What's New Session: ATEC Spine (Non-CME)
    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 (Non-CME)
    Moderator: Daniel Hoh, MD – University of Florida
    Moderator: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – University of California, San Francisco
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM MST
    Feel the Heat Debates
    Moderator: R. John Hurlbert, MD – University of Arizona
    Moderator: John Knightly, MD, FAANS – Maxim Spine
    Moderator: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM MST
    icotec Reception
    Sponsored Session