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Full Schedule

  • Sunday, March 1, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM MST
    Continental Breakfast
  • 6:30 AM - 11:30 AM MST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    Registration
    Registration
  • 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM MST
    Wellness Room
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 2: Deformity
    Moderator: Ken Porche, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Moderator: Bryan S. Lee, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
    Deformity
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 3: Minimally Invasive/Motion Preservation/Degenerative
    Moderator: Victor Chang, MD – Henry Ford Hospital
    Moderator: Nikolay Martirosyan, MD, PhD – Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 4: Trauma/Socioeconomic/Peripheral Nerve
    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: Basic Science/Oncology/Other
    Moderator: Tiffany G. Perry, MD, MPH – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Moderator: Joseph A. Osorio, MD, PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego
  • 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
    Moderator: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc – University of Maryland Medical Center
  • 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
    Moderator: Camilo A. Molina, MD – Washington University School of Medicine
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Scientific Session 10: The Tides Are Turning – Endoscopic Spine Surgery Enters the Mainstream
    Moderator: Christoph P. Hofstetter, MD, PhD, FAANS – University of Washington
    Moderator: Patrick Kim, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
    DSPN Business Meeting
    Moderator: Laura Snyder, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute