Special Course 2: Lumbar Spine: Innovations in Motion Preservation, Endoscopy, Complex Case Management and Next-Generation Technologies

Course Director(s)

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  Wilson Ray, MD, MBA, FAANS

  Washington University, St. Louis
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  Matthew Colman, MD

  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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  D. Kojo Hamilton, MD

  University of Pittsburgh
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  Philip Louie, MD

  Virginia Mason Medical Center

In partnership with the Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)

This program explores the latest in lumbar spine surgery, covering motion preservation, endoscopic techniques, complex case management and emerging technologies. Expert faculty will share evidence-based strategies, debate challenging cases and highlight innovations in biologics, imaging and AI to optimize patient outcomes.

Separate registration is required.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:37 PM MST

  Nucleus Replacement
  

  Speaker: Philip K. Louie, MD – Virginia Mason Medical Center
• 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM MST

  Session 1: Motion Preservation
• 1:38 PM - 1:45 PM MST

  Interlaminar Spacers: Still Relevant?
  

  Speaker: Ernest E. Braxton, Jr., MD, MBA – Vail Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery
• 1:46 PM - 1:53 PM MST

  Facet Arthroplasty and Dynamic Stabilization: Overview
  

  Speaker: Saman Shabani, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin
• 1:54 PM - 2:01 PM MST

  TDR: Why Not Mainstream in 2026?
  

  Speaker: Alexander Satin, MD – Texas Back Institute
• 2:02 PM - 2:09 PM MST

  TDR Beyond Single Level L5/S1: Hybrid, Multilevel
  

  Speaker: Richard D. Guyer, MD – Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute
• 2:10 PM - 2:20 PM MST

  Discussion
• 2:21 PM - 2:28 PM MST

  Uniportal: Advantages and Why I Chose It
  

  Speaker: Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD, FAANS
• 2:21 PM - 3:03 PM MST

  Session 2: Endoscopy
• 2:29 PM - 2:36 PM MST

  Biportal: Advantages and Why I Chose It
  

  Speaker: Daniel Park, MD – Midwest Orthopedics at RUSH
• 2:37 PM - 2:44 PM MST

  Endoscopic Instrumentation: What's on the Market and What's Coming
  

  Speaker: Meng Huang, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
• 2:45 PM - 2:52 PM MST

  Special Techniques: Osteotomy, Releases, Oncology
  

  Speaker: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc – University of Maryland Medical Center
• 2:53 PM - 3:03 PM MST

  Discussion
• 3:04 PM - 3:34 PM MST

  Break
• 3:35 PM - 3:36 PM MST

  Topic 1: Degen Low Grade Spondy (4/5) With Segmental Sagittal Imblance
• 3:35 PM - 4:29 PM MST

  Session 3: Case Debates
• 3:37 PM - 3:45 PM MST

  Cantilever TLIF and Osteotomy is Most Efficient and Still Effective
  

  Speaker: John Chi, MD MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
• 3:46 PM - 3:54 PM MST

  ALIF/LLIF Are Most Powerful, Even Without Posterior Ostetomy
  

  Speaker: Andrew Dailey, MD – University of Utah Health
• 3:55 PM - 3:56 PM MST

  Topic 2: Challenging Revision With Failed Posterior and Anterior Instrumentation
• 3:57 PM - 4:02 PM MST

  All Posterior- Keep it Simple
  

  Speaker: Matthew Colman, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• 4:03 PM - 4:08 PM MST

  PAP- Fix What's Broken
  

  Speaker: Jason Savage, MD – Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health
• 4:09 PM - 4:14 PM MST

  Prone Lateral
  

  Speaker: Srikanth N. Divi, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• 4:15 PM - 4:16 PM MST

  Topic 3: Grade 3 Isthmic Spondylolisthesis With Radiculopathy
• 4:17 PM - 4:23 PM MST

  ALIF / Reverse Bohlman and Level Selection
  

  Speaker: Camilo A. Molina, MD – Washington University School of Medicine
• 4:24 PM - 4:29 PM MST

  TLIF, Direct Decompression, and Level Selection
  

  Speaker: Daniel M. Hafez, MD, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
• 4:30 PM - 4:36 PM MST

  Ergonomics: Scopes, Techniques, and Surgeon Rehab
  

  Speaker: Philip K. Louie, MD – Virginia Mason Medical Center
• 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM MST

  Session 4: New Technology
• 4:37 PM - 4:43 PM MST

  Biologics- Level 1 Data in the Last 5 Years
  

  Speaker: Safdar N. Khan, MD – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Health
• 4:44 PM - 4:50 PM MST

  Paraspinal Muscle Dysfunction
  

  Speaker: Dr. Jim A. Youssef, MD – Mainstay Medical
• 4:51 PM - 4:57 PM MST

  Patient Specific Implants (Rods and Cages): Worth it?
  

  Speaker: Venu M. Nemani, MD, PhD – Virginia Mason Medical Center
• 4:58 PM - 5:04 PM MST

  Imaging: Synthetic CT, ASC Navigation, MRI Based Navigation
  

  Speaker: Brandon B. Carlson, MD MPH – University of Kansas Medical Center
• 5:05 PM - 5:11 PM MST

  Data: State of Predictive Analytics and AI in Lumbar Spine Surgery
  

  Speaker: Jacob Greenberg, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
• 5:12 PM - 5:18 PM MST

  Technique: Prone Lateral Safety and Advantages
  

  Speaker: Jakub Godzik, MD, FAANS – University of Alabama Birmingham
• 5:19 PM - 5:30 PM MST

  Wrap Up