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Riding the Wave of Spine Endoscopy: Why, When and How (and a Little How Not to)

Friday, April 25, 2025

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Location: 205A

Moderator(s)

Mark Mahan, MD

Associate Professor
University of Utah
John Ogunlade, DO

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

This half-day didactic only course will review basic and advanced endoscopic spine surgery procedures through a simple "why, when and how (and how not to)” structure. This session will start with the "why", expanding on the spectrum of benefits and risk reductions to understand the goals of investing in an endoscopic learning curve. “When” will detail appropriate surgical strategies for various spinal pathologies. “How” will review the practical tips, techniques and pearls for success.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the benefits of endoscopic spine surgery, as well as identify barriers that need to be overcome.
Understand the specific anatomy of both transforaminal and interlaminar approaches when visualized through an endoscope.
Appreciate the potential value of endoscopic approaches for complex pathologies, including thoracic disc herniations and treatment of the unstable lumbar spine.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:14 AM EDT

Benefits of Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Speaker: Mark A. Mahan, MD – University of Utah
8:15 AM - 8:29 AM EDT

The Nuances of Discectomy Approach Selection
Speaker: Meng Huang, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
8:30 AM - 8:44 AM EDT

Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy
Speaker: Patrick Kim, MD – University of South Florida
8:45 AM - 8:59 AM EDT

Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy
Speaker: Albert E. Telfeian, MD phD – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
9:00 AM - 9:28 AM EDT

Panel: Case-based faculty panel discussion on endoscopic discectomies
9:29 AM - 9:38 AM EDT

Break
9:39 AM - 9:58 AM EDT

Uniportal ULBD – The Endoscopic Workhorse: Tricks, Pearls and Secrets
Speaker: John Ogunlade, DO – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
10:00 AM - 10:19 AM EDT

Biportal ULBD – Cheaper, Faster and More Extensible
Speaker: Jang W. Yoon, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
10:20 AM - 10:39 AM EDT

Thoracic Discectomies
Speaker: Sanjay Konakondla, MD, FAANS – Geisinger Neuroscience Institute
10:40 AM - 10:49 AM EDT

Break
10:50 AM - 11:09 AM EDT

Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy / Discectomy
Speaker: Daniel Kim, MD – University of Texas
11:10 AM - 11:29 AM EDT

Endoscopic Fusion: Overview & Rationale
Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami