Our Faculty 

Friday, November 21

7:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Cadaver Labs Hosted Exclusively for Fellows and Young Surgeons'
                                              SI BONE

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4:00 PM | The Grand Hyatt | Nashville, TN

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SYMPOSIUM BEGINS 

5:00 PM | Registration & Cocktail Reception  | Grand Hall Terrace

6:00 PM | Welcome Message and Introduction | Frank Phillips, MD 

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SUCCEEDING IN PRACTICE ​

6:10 PM | How To and How  Not To Partner with Industry | Frank Phillips, MD

6:25 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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6:30 PM | Beyond the OR: Navigating Career Models in Modern Spine Surgery | Dana Jacoby, Vector Medical Group, LLC

6:50 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

6:55 PM | 5 Tips to Avoid Financial Revisions | Vestia Advisors, LLC

7:10 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A 

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7:15 PM | Finding Your Right Practice: Prioritizing Your Selection Criterias | Rachelle Henning, IEP Search

7:25 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:30 PM | Adjourn

 

8:00 PM | Educational Dinner with SI BONE: Exclusively Fellows and Young Surgeons 

 

Saturday, November 22

6:30 AM | Breakfast 

 

GENERAL SESSION I

CASE PRIMER: L4-5 Spondylolisthesis - Are Treatments All the Same?
 

7:35 AM | MIS TLIF: Technique Pearls and Outcomes | Jad, Khalil, MD

7:45 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:50 AM | Lateral Interbody Fusion: Transposoas v. PTP. Technique Pearls and Outcomes | Gurvinder Deol, MD

8:00 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

8:05 AM | Endoscopy: Uniportal v. Biportal. Technique Pearls and Outcomes | Raymond Gardocki, MD

8:15 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSIONS
8:20 AM | Degenerative Lumbar | Moderators: Neil Badlani, MD, MBA; Stephen Ryu, MD

Each table will be led by one faculty member. Attendees will be evenly distributed among the 9 tables. For each case, groups will have 5–7 minutes to discuss their approach to treatment. After the discussion, a representative from each table will briefly present their group's treatment plan to the larger group.          

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BREAKOUT SESSION I

9:00 - 10:45 AM | Didactic Sessions with Industry 

 

INTERMISSION

10:45 - 10:55 AM | Refreshment Break

 

GENERAL SESSION II

 

CASE PRIMER: Adult Degenerative Scoliosis - How to Avoid Turning Degenerative Case into a Future Deformity Case?
 

10:55 AM | Spinal Alignment: What Parameters Are Essential to Measure in My Everyday Practice? | Safdar Khan, MD

11:05 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

11:10 AM | Deformity Toolbelt: Robotics, Augmented Reality and Navigation | R. Todd Allen, MD, Ph.D

11:25 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSIONS

11:30 AM | Spinal Deformity Cases | Moderators: R. Todd Allen, MD, Ph.D; Safdar Khan, MD

 Each table will be led by one faculty member. Attendees will be evenly distributed among the 9 tables. For each case, groups will have 5–7 minutes to discuss their approach to treatment. After the discussion, a representative from each table will briefly present their group's treatment plan to the larger group.   

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LUNCH

12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch Session 

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GENERAL SESSION III

HOT TOPICS 
1:00 PM | Cervical Radiculopathy - TDR vs ACDF: When, Which, and How? | Gregory Lopez, MD

1:10 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A

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1:15 PM | Newer Biologics and Fusion Cages: What, Which, and How? | Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS, FCNS
1:25 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A

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1:30 PM | Spine Surgery ASCs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Neil Badlani, MD, MBA
1:55 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A​

 

BREAKOUT SESSION II

2:10 – 4:00 PM | Didactic Session with Industry 

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BREAK

4:00 – 4:10 PM | PM Refreshment Break 
 

BREAKOUT SESSION IV
 

FACULTY ROUNDTABLE SMALL GROUP CASE PRESENTATIONS 

4:10 – 5:40 PM | Small Group Roundtable Discussions

Fellows and young surgeons will be divided into small groups and assigned a starting boardroom along with faculty facilitators. Over the course of the 90-minute session, attendees will rotate through all three boardrooms, engaging in a 30-minute case discussion in each. By the end of the session, each group will have participated in all three topic discussions.

Topic Discussion Include:

                         1. Cervical Myelopathy - Anterior vs. Posterior - 

                                     Jad Khalil, MD; Gregory Lopez, MD; Stephen Ryu, MD
                         2. Lumbar Deformity - Direct vs. Indirect -

                                     Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS, FCNS; Safdar Khan, MD; Elizabeth Lord, MD
                         3. Mock Boards Review- Attendees to bring a case to present to the faculty

                                     R. Todd Allen, MD, Ph.D; Gurvinder Deol, MD; Raymond Gardocki, MD

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5:45 PM | Adjourn

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7:30 PM | Exclusive Faculty Dinner with Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors 

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Sunday, November 23

6:30 AM | Breakfast

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SUCCEEDING IN PRACTICE II

7:30 AM | Alumni Panel | Transitioning From Fellowship Into Practice

           James Rikalla, MD - Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic
           Katherine Wagner, MD - Ventura Neurosurgery

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8:00 AM | Your Right Practice Model: Academics, Private Practice, Hospital Employment | Moderator: Neil Badlani, MD,                                     MBA

           Panel discussion: Gurvinder Deol, MD; Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS, FCNS; Jad Khalil, MD; Safdar Khan, MD; 

                                              Greogory Lopez, MD

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8:20 AM | Marketing 101 — Online and Offline Strategies for Growing Your Practice | Neil Badlani, MD
8:30 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:35 AM | Ergonomic/Physician preservation | Elizabeth Lord, MD
8:50 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:55 AM | Whirlwind Tour of Billing and Coding | Stephen Ryu, MD
9:20 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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9:25 AM | Basics of Contract Negotiations | Morgan L. Ivey - Holland & Knight Law
9:35 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

9:40 AM | Finding Happiness as a Spine Surgeon | Stephen Ryu, MD
9:55 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A
 

10:00 AM | Closing Remarks | Frank Phillips, MD & Andrew Wolpe, CEO/President : Magnifi Group, Inc. 

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10:10 AM | Course Concludes

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