Co-branded Educational Sessions
2025 Co-branded Sessions
Spine Summit 2025
Special Course 3 - Innovative Breakthroughs in Cervical Spine Surgery: Enhancing Safety & Quality
Thursday, February 20 | 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST
Course Directors: Owoicho Adogwa, MD; Erica Bisson, MD, MPH; Praveen Mummaneni, MD; Rory Murphy, MD
In partnership with the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
This course will explore strategies for treating degenerative cervical pathologies, including fusion and non-fusion operations for myeloradiculopathy. Key techniques, debated by orthopedic and neurosurgeon experts, will be discussed. The focus will be on trailblazing approaches prioritizing safety and quality, and innovations for enhancing safety and minimizing complications.
Learning Objectives
- Advanced Knowledge: Understanding of both fusion and non-fusion surgical options for degenerative cervical pathologies, grounded in the latest evidence.
- Practical Skills: Techniques and approaches to improve clinical practice, focusing on quality, safety, and advanced technologies.
- Innovative Solutions: Insights into overcoming challenges in cervical spine surgery, enhancing patient safety, and minimizing complications, informed by expert debate
Moderators: Owoicho Adogwa, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Rory Murphy, MD
Session 1: Revolutionizing Cervical Spine Care: Debating the Merits of Arthroplasty vs. Laminoplasty
| Introduction | 1:30 PM - 1:32 PM | Owoicho Adogwa, MD |
| Does the Arthroplasty Device Matter? Yes | 1:32 PM - 1:37 PM | Dom Coric, MD |
| Does the Arthroplasty Device Matter? No | 1:38 PM - 1:43 PM | Alpesh Patel, MD, MBA |
| Has Arthroplasty Passed the Test of Time? Yes | 1:44 PM - 1:49 PM | Neill Wright, MD |
| Has Arthroplasty Passed the Test of Time? NO | 1:50 PM - 1:55 PM | Andrew Hecht, MD |
| Discussion | 1:56 PM - 2:08 PM | |
| How Many Levels Can You Do? More than 2 | 2:09 PM - 2:14 PM | Timothy Chryssikos, MD, PhD |
| How Many Levels Can You Do? Less than 2 | 2:15 PM - 2:20 PM | Erica Bisson, MD, MPH |
| Advancements in indications for Cervical Laminoplasty: Are New Techniques Justified or Overhyped? Justified | 2:21 PM - 2:26 PM | Zoher Ghogawala, MD |
| Advancements in indications for Cervical Laminoplasty: Are New Techniques Justified or Overhyped? Overhyped | 2:27 PM - 2:32 PM | Michael McCarthy, MD, MPH |
| Discussion | 2:33 PM - 2:45 PM |
| Break | 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Session 2: Controversial Innovations in Cervical Spine Surgery: Debating Emerging Technologies
| Navigation and Robotics in Cervical Spine Surgery: Essential Advances or Overhyped Innovations? Advances | 3:00 PM - 3:05 PM | Nicholas Theodore, MD |
| Navigation and Robotics in Cervical Spine Surgery: Essential Advances or Overhyped Innovations? Overhyped | 3:06 PM - 3:11 PM | Christopher Shaffrey, MD |
| Discussion | 3:12 PM - 3:24 PM | |
| Facet Joint Fusion Devices: Revolutionary Tools or Unnecessary Additions? Tools | 3:25 PM - 3:30 PM | Addisu Mesfin, MD |
| Facet Joint Fusion Devices: Revolutionary Tools or Unnecessary Additions? Unnecessary | 3:31 PM - 3:36 PM | Steven Ludwig, MD |
| Discussion | 3:37 PM - 3:49 PM | |
| Endoscopic Techniques in Cervical Spine Surgery: The Next Frontier in Minimally Invasive Procedures or Limited Application? Next Frontier | 3:50 PM - 3:55 PM | Anthony Frempong, MD |
| Endoscopic Techniques in Cervical Spine Surgery: The Next Frontier in Minimally Invasive Procedures or Limited Application? Limited | 3:56 PM - 4:01 PM | Praveen Mummaneni, MD |
| Discussion | 4:02 PM - 4:15 PM |
| Break | 4:15 PM - 4:25 PM |
Session 3: Managing Critical Complications in Cervical Spine Surgery: Key Strategies and Solutions
| C5 Palsy: Early vs. Late Management and the Role of Nerve Transfer Timing and Options | 4:25 PM - 4:34 PM | W. Zack Ray, MD |
| Esophageal Injury in Cervical Spine Surgery: Diagnosis, Management, and Tips | 4:35 PM - 4:44 PM | Vincent Traynelis, MD |
| Posterior Cervical Wound Complications: Key Strategies for Avoidance and Treatment | 4:45 PM - 4:54 PM | Rory Murphy, MD |
| Postoperative Worsening of Function in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Management Strategies | 4:55 PM - 5:04 PM | Michael Fehlings, MD, PhD |
| Discussion | 5:05 PM - 5:27 PM |
| Wrap-up | 5:28 PM - 5:30 PM | Alpesh Patel, MD, MBA |
Don’t miss your chance to enhance your skill set and drive better patient outcomes at the 2025 Spine Summit! Sign up today for Special Course 3 – Innovative Breakthroughs in Cervical Spine Surgery: Enhancing Safety and Quality, a collaboration between AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves and the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS).
AAOS 2025
Cervical Myelopathy: Where are we now?
Monday, March 10 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room 9
Moderators: Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS; Elizabeth Yu, MD
This symposium, presented by the Cervical Spine Research Society, will provide updates on the classification of cervical myelopathy, novel surgical treatment options as well as clinical pearls on how to avoid complications.
Cervical Myelopathy: Where are we now?
| Introduction | Elizabeth Yu, MD | |
| Classification of Myelopathy | Charles Crawford, III, MD | |
| Surgical Approaches: New and Old | Lee Tan, MD | |
| Staying out of Trouble | Tim Moore, MD |
Global Spine Congress 2025
Controversies in Cervical Spine
Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00
Room: Americas 1
Moderators: Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS; Andrew Chan, MD
Controversies in Cervical Spine
| Introduction | 8:00 AM - 8:03 AM | Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS; Andrew Chan, MD |
| Debate 1: | ||
| C3-6 Laminoplasty vs Fusion in the Degenerative Cervical Spine | 8:03 AM - 8:09 AM | Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS |
| C3-6 Laminoplasty vs Fusion in the Degenerative Cervical Spine | 8:09 AM - 8:15 AM | Addisu Mesfin, MD |
| Discussion/Q&A | 8:15 AM - 8:20 AM | |
| Debate 2: | ||
| OPLL: Anterior vs Posterior Approach | 8:20 AM - 8:26 AM | Lee Tan, MD |
| OPLL: Anterior vs Posterior Approach | 8:26 AM - 8:32 AM | Andrew Chan, MD |
| Discussion/Q&A | 8:32 AM - 8:37 AM | |
| Debate 3: | ||
| Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction: Stop at C7 vs Cross to T1/T2 | 8:37 AM - 8:43 AM | Praveen Mummaneni, MD |
| Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction: Stop at C7 vs Cross to T1/T2 | 8:43 AM - 8:49 AM | Christopher Shaffrey, MD |
| Discussion/Q&A | 8:49 AM - 8:54 AM | |
| Wrap-up | 8:54 AM - 9:00 AM | Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS; Andrew Chan, MD |