IEP Awards

2011 IEP Awards

(Closed for Submissions)

The IEP Awards is an annual recognition of the top five Case Presentations submitted to the IEP throughout the Fellowship Year.

The 2011 IEP Awards will be presented at the 3rd Annual IEP for Spine Annual Users' Conference in Chicago, Illinois on November 3, 2011, from 6:30PM-7:30PM.

Venue: Chicago Marriot Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago IL

The five finalists will be recognized and will present their cases live at the Annual Users' Conference to the Panel of Judges. Finalists must attend the Annual Users' Conference to receive any award. For more information, please refer to the Contest Rules.

 

1st Place - $8K for Fellowship Center :
SAS Membership
SAS Annual Meeting Pass
Invitation to 2012 Panel of Judges
2nd Place - $5K for Fellowship Center :
SAS Membership
SAS Annual Meeting Pass
3rd Place - $2.5K for Fellowship Center :
SAS Membership
SAS Annual Meeting Pass
4th,5th
Place -
SAS Membership
SAS Annual Meeting Pass

 

Who can enter?

The contest is open to all 2010/2011 Spine Fellows at IEP-member spine centers.
For a list of spine centers, see http://spine-iep.com/overview_centers.html.
If your center is not listed, please contact Magnifi to have it added as a member center.

 

Deadline

Entries must be submitted no later than July 18, 2011.

 

Panel of Judges

Dr. Steven R. Garfin 
Professor and Chairman of Department of Orthopaedics
University of California, San Diego

Dr. Michael J. Vives
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
New Jersey Medical School

Dr. William F. Donaldson 
Spine Fellowship Director
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Dr. Christopher M. Bono
Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Clinic
Women and Brigham’s Hospital

Dr. Luis P. Carrilero
Last year’s winner!

 

Fellow Finalists

Arachnoid Ossificans containing Metaplastic Hematopoetic Marrow
Joshua Abrams, D.O. | Stanford

Cervicomedullary compression by Clivus Hyperplasia
Nitin Kukkar, M.D. | Southern Illinois University

Diagnosis and Treatment of Unknown Lesion in Lumbar
Zeshan Hyder, D.O. | Texas Back Institute

Lumbar Spinal Deformity
Vinko Zlomislic, M.D. | University of California, San Diego

Management of Dural Rear: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy due to OPLL with Cervical Kyphosis
Siddharth Badve, M.D. | William Beaumont

 

Submit Case

Please email all case presentations files in its original Microsoft Powerpoint Format (.ppt or .pps) to Jennifer Ong at jong@magnifigroup.com. Don't forget to include an original title with your presentation!

Please also sign and return the Entrant Agreement. Your case presentation cannot be considered for judging without this document.

For any questions regarding the process, please contact jong@magnifigroup.com or (858) 273-2459 x 106. We look forward to seeing your presentation!