Can’t Miss Monday

Difficult Spine Cases: Case Presentations, Surgical Nuances and Complication Avoidance Strategies

Monday, April 28, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

Moderator(s)

Erica Bisson, MD, MPH

Professor
University of Utah
Camilo Molina, MD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Juan Uribe, MD, FAANS

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery Chief Division of Spinal Disorders Volker K. H. Sonntag Chair of Spine Research Barrow Neurological Institute, AZ
Barrow Neurological Institute

This session will involve case presentations focusing on surgical nuances and strategies for avoiding complications in spinal surgeries. Experts will share their experiences and approaches to complex cases.

Learning Objectives:

Identify and describe key surgical nuances specific to spinal procedures that can impact patient outcomes.
Analyze strategies and best practices for avoiding complications in spinal surgeries, drawing from expert case presentations.
Evaluate approaches used by experts in managing complex spinal surgery cases and apply these insights to enhance clinical decision-making.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:08 AM EDT

Multilevel Continuous Cervicall OPLL
Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
8:09 AM – 8:17 AM EDT

Ventral Intradural – Extramedullary Cervical Spine Tumors
Speaker: Jake Godzik, MD, MS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
8:18 AM – 8:26 AM EDT

Multi-segment Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
8:27 AM – 8:35 AM EDT

Two or More Level Spondylectomy for Primary Spine Tumors
Speaker: Laurence Rhines, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
8:36 AM – 8:44 AM EDT

Primary Spine Tumors in the Axial Spine
Speaker: Daniel Sciubba, MD, MBA – Northwell Health
8:45 AM – 8:53 AM EDT

Bao Type C with Kyphoscoliois Spinal Deformity
Speaker: Jeffrey Mullin, MD, FAANS – University of Buffalo
8:54 AM – 9:02 AM EDT

Rigid Cervicothoracic Deformity
Speaker: Corey T. Walker, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
9:03 AM – 9:11 AM EDT

Pelvic Obliquity Patients with Rigid and Non-rigid spinal Deformities
Speaker: Joseph A. Osorio, MD, PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego
9:12 AM – 9:20 AM EDT

Giant Calcified Thoracic Discs
Speaker: Nima Alan, MD – UCSF
9:21 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

Complex Hangman's Fracture
Speaker: Daniel M. Hafez, MD, PhD – Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine