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    Early Career Surgeons Breakout Session: Irene Say Memorial (Non-CME)

    Friday, February 27, 2026
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM MST

    Exclusively supported by SI-Bone

    Presentations:

    • 3:45 PM - 3:49 PM MST
      Introduction of Session and Acknowledgement of Irene Say

      Speaker: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – University of California, San Francisco

      Speaker: Daniel Hoh, MD – University of Florida

    • 3:50 PM - 3:56 PM MST
      How to Choose a Spine Fellowship: Neurosurgery

      Speaker: Magalie Cadieux, MD, MMSc – Washington University

    • 3:57 PM - 4:03 PM MST
      How to Choose a Spine Fellowship: Orthopaedic

      Speaker: Martin H. Pham, MD – University of California, San Diego

    • 4:04 PM - 4:12 PM MST
      Choosing a Job--What Factors to Consider

      Speaker: Andrew Dailey, MD – University of Utah Health

    • 4:13 PM - 4:21 PM MST
      Academics vs. Private Practice vs. an Amalgamation of Both

      Speaker: Nader S. Dahdaleh, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Medicine

    • 4:22 PM - 4:30 PM MST
      Personal and Business Finance: Things I Wish I Had Known Early On

      Speaker: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA – University of North Carolina

    • 4:31 PM - 4:39 PM MST
      They Offered Me A Contract: What to Look For

      Speaker: Stephen Papadopoulos, MD, MBA – Barrow Neurological Institute

    • 4:40 PM - 4:45 PM MST
      Closing remarks: Laura Francis, SI-Bone CEO

      Speaker: Laura Francis