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    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 4: Trauma/Socioeconomic/Peripheral Nerve

    Sunday, March 1, 2026
    7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST

    Presentations:

    • 7:00 AM - 7:02 AM MST
      Welcome and Introduction
    • 7:02 AM - 7:04 AM MST
      Can We Predict Short-Term Outcomes After Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury? Prognostication of Patients Using an Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach

      Presenting Author: Clayton R. Baker, BS – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    • 7:04 AM - 7:06 AM MST
      Early Surgery Improves Neurological, Functional, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Global Endpoint Study of 470 Patients from the Spine Trauma Study Group Prospective Cohort

      Presenting Author: Karlo Pedro, MD – University of Toronto

    • 7:10 AM - 7:12 AM MST
      “The Value Proposition:” What do healthcare stakeholders actually value when it comes to enabling technology and innovation?

      Presenting Author: Kenneth T. Nguyen, BS – Tulane University School of Medicine

    • 7:12 AM - 7:14 AM MST
      Assessing Effects of RAI, GNRI, and Anemia on Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Neurosurgery Patients with Major Complications

      Presenting Author: Aryaa N. Karkare – Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

    • 7:14 AM - 7:16 AM MST
      Evaluating Ankylosis Fractures of the Spine; The Experience of a Single Trauma Center

      Presenting Author: Moris Senegor, Chief, Division of Neurosurgery – San Joaquin General Hospital

    • 7:16 AM - 7:18 AM MST
      Hematoma Extent Dictates Management Strategy in Spinal Subdural Hematomas with Neurological Deficits

      Presenting Author: Rahim Abo Kasem, MD – University of Louisville

    • 7:18 AM - 7:20 AM MST
      Hospital Propensity of Early Decompressive Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury versus Traumatic Brain Injury and Associations with Outcomes

      Presenting Author: Vikas N. Vattipally, BS – Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    • 7:20 AM - 7:22 AM MST
      Every Breath Counts: Risk Factors for Pulmonary Complications After Traumatic Cervical Spine Surgery

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

    • 7:22 AM - 7:24 AM MST
      Minimally Invasive Cross Connectors – Utility, Technique and Outcomes of a Minimally Invasive Method to Maintain Horizontal Stability in Pelvic Fractures Requiring Spinopelvic Instrumentation

      Presenting Author: Ashraf N. El Naga, MD – University of California, San Francisco

    • 7:26 AM - 7:28 AM MST
      Neurological outcome following resection of benign presacral neurogenic tumors

      Presenting Author: Rasha Hassan, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester

    • 7:28 AM - 7:30 AM MST
      Automating Frailty Assessment at Scale With Large Language Models

      Presenting Author: Mert Marcel Dagli, MD – University of Pennsylvania

    • 7:30 AM - 7:32 AM MST
      Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Cervical Spine Trauma

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

    • 7:32 AM - 7:34 AM MST
      Quantitative Intraoperative Ultrasound Evaluation of Cord Swelling in Cervical Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study from a Single-Center Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

      Presenting Author: Sheng-Han Huang, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan

    • 7:34 AM - 7:36 AM MST
      Simultaneous Atlas and Axis Fractures: Patterns, Surgical Approaches, and Postoperative Outcomes
    • 7:38 AM - 7:40 AM MST
      Sustaining First-Case On-Time Starts at a Quaternary Care Center

      Presenting Author: Shaarada Srivatsa, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    • 7:40 AM - 7:42 AM MST
      Trends in Spine Surgery Reimbursement: A National Analysis of Medicare Claims from 2010 to 2023

      Presenting Author: Sohail Daulat, BS – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    • 7:42 AM - 7:44 AM MST
      Validation of an Injury Severity Score in Pediatric Thoracolumbar Trauma: Does Skeletal Maturity Matter?

      Presenting Author: Lisa Bonsignore-Opp, MD – UCSF

    • 7:44 AM - 7:46 AM MST
      An Automated Machine Learning Approach to Measure Spinal Osteosarcopenia

      Presenting Author: Akshay Sankar, BS – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery

    • 7:46 AM - 7:48 AM MST
      Effects of GLP-1 Use in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis

      Presenting Author: Madeline Kimble – Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

    • 7:48 AM - 7:50 AM MST
      Influence of Surgery Type, Preoperative Scores, and Complications on Recovery Trajectories in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Cluster Analysis

      Presenting Author: Eeric Truumees, MD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    • 7:50 AM - 7:52 AM MST
      The Role of Intraoperative Neuro-monitoring in Functional and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Cervical Myelopathy

      Presenting Author: Sasha Howell, MD, MS – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham

    • 7:54 AM - 7:56 AM MST
      Objective Activity as a Frailty Digital Biomarker in Degenerative Lumbar Spine Conditions: An Analysis of Wearable Data and Self-Perceived Health Status

      Presenting Author: Aryaa N. Karkare – Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

    • 7:56 AM - 7:58 AM MST
      Staged Brachialis to Anterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer with Graft for Recovery of Grasp in the Tetraplegic Patient

      Presenting Author: Eric Herring, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    • 7:58 AM - 8:00 AM MST
      Prior Authorization Delays Care in Elective Orthopaedic Spine Surgery

      Presenting Author: Robby Turk, MD, MBA – Carolinas Medical Center

    • 8:00 AM - 8:02 AM MST
      The Outcome of Injured cervical Spinal Cord with Uncontrolled Swelling under Duraplasty from the ISCUD Trial, Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

      Presenting Author: Ying-Ching Li, Neurosurgical Board Certificate, Taiwan, R.O.C – Linkuo Chang Guan Memorial hospital

    • 8:02 AM - 8:04 AM MST
      Ultrasound as Next-Generation Neurotrauma Mappers: Successfully Distinguishing Mechanical Environments and Severities

      Presenting Author: Max J. Kerensky, BSE – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    • 8:04 AM - 8:06 AM MST
      Ambulatory Surgery Centers Show Continued Growth in Spine Surgery Post-COVID-19 Despite Overall Volume Decline

      Presenting Author: Nikhil Sriram, BA – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    • 8:06 AM - 8:08 AM MST
      Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Use in Noncomplex Spinal Surgeries: Evidence from a Large Multicenter Dataset

      Presenting Author: Holden Husbands, BS – University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

    • 8:08 AM - 8:10 AM MST
      Cost Drivers in Spinal Tumor Laminectomy: A Multivariate Analysis of Facility, Tumor, and Technology Factors using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing

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

    • 8:10 AM - 8:12 AM MST
      Decreasing Medicare Payments for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion From 2013 to 2023: An Analysis of Over 10,000 Spine Surgeons.

      Presenting Author: Robert Ravinsky, MDCM MPH FRCSC – Medical University of South Carolina

    • 8:12 AM - 8:14 AM MST
      Difficult Bills To Swallow: A Cost-Disutility Analysis of Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

      Presenting Author: Nicholas P. Tippins, BS – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

    • 8:14 AM - 8:16 AM MST
      Early Social Work Referral and Intervention Mitigates 30-Day Readmissions in a High-Risk Lumbar Fusion Sociodemographic Phenotype: A Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Analysis of SDoH

      Presenting Author: Chiemela Izima – Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

    • 8:18 AM - 8:20 AM MST
      Statewide Quality Improvement Initiative Effect on 30-day Readmission Rates in Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study

      Presenting Author: Anisse N. Chaker, MD – Henry Ford Hospital

    • 8:20 AM - 8:22 AM MST
      Patient Perspective on Adjunctive Treatment for Early Onset Scoliosis

      Presenting Author: Robert G. Watkins – Vanderbilt University

    • 8:22 AM - 8:24 AM MST
      Predictors Of Return-to-Work Among Patients Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery For Radiculopathy – A SpineCORe Study Group QOD Analysis

      Presenting Author: Michael E. Tawil, MPH – University of California, San Francisco

    • 8:24 AM - 8:26 AM MST
      The Effect of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Disadvantage on Recovery Trajectories and Patient Reported Outcomes Following Cervical Spine Surgery

      Presenting Author: Yifei Sun, BS – University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

    • 8:26 AM - 8:28 AM MST
      Medicaid Insurance is Associated with Negative Contribution Margin Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion at a Tertiary Academic Center

      Presenting Author: Sapan Gandhi, MD – Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC

    • 8:28 AM - 8:30 AM MST
      Surgeon-Level Variation in Supply Costs, Outcomes, and Value for Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

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

    • 8:30 AM - 8:32 AM MST
      A One Year Report on the Current Burden of Spine Trauma at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Tanzania

      Presenting Author: Chibuikem A. Ikwuegbuenyi, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York

    • 8:32 AM - 8:34 AM MST
      Assessing ChatGPT-4o for Medical Billing: Current Limitations and Strategic Opportunities in Neurosurgical Spine CPT Code Generation

      Presenting Author: Eashwar Kantemneni, B.S. – The Ohio State University College of Medicine

    • 8:34 AM - 8:36 AM MST
      Early Versus Delayed Surgical Decompression in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Impact on Neurological Recovery and Functional Outcomes

      Presenting Author: Hafiz Muhammad Irfan Razzaq, MBBS – Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    • 8:36 AM - 8:38 AM MST
      Minimally Invasive Versus Open Thoracolumbar Interbody Fusion in Trauma: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis of Surgical and Clinical Outcomes

      Presenting Author: John Souter, MD – University of Illinois - Chicago

    • 8:38 AM - 8:40 AM MST
      Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedural Billing Using Artificial Intelligence: Stepwise Evaluation of ChatGPT for Current Procedural Terminology Code Assignment

      Presenting Author: Avi A. Gajjar, MBA – Albany Medical Center

    • 8:40 AM - 8:42 AM MST
      Social Risk Factors Are Associated With Loss of Satisfaction After Surgical Treatment For Cervical Myelopathy

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

    • 8:44 AM - 8:46 AM MST
      Surgery within 24 hours of Admission for Patients with Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury is Associated with better Outcomes

      Presenting Author: Maor Shir, BA – New York Medical College

    • 8:46 AM - 8:48 AM MST
      Beyond the ODI: Qualitative Factors That Contribute to Patient Satisfaction After Lumbar Surgery Despite Failure to Achieve MCID or PASS

      Presenting Author: Eric Zhao, BS – Hospital for Special Surgery

    • 8:48 AM - 8:50 AM MST
      Timing and Stability: Ultra-Early Decompression and Shock Prevention in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

      Presenting Author: Hong Kai Wang, MD, Neurosurgery – Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou

    • 8:50 AM - 8:52 AM MST
      Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Predicting Long-Term Neurological Outcome after Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Accuracy

      Presenting Author: Mahmoud M. Elsayed, MD – MME

    • 8:52 AM - 8:54 AM MST
      Utility of Intraoperative Ultrasound in the Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Spine Injuries

      Presenting Author: Ashraf N. El Naga, MD – University of California, San Francisco