Our Faculty 

Friday, November 20

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

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4:00 PM | Tampa Marriott Water Street | Tampa, FL

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SYMPOSIUM BEGINS 

5:00 PM | Registration & Cocktail Reception 

5:55 PM | Welcome Message and Introduction | Frank Phillips, MD 

6:00 PM | Stronger Together: The Power of Society Membership and an Introduction to ISASS | Rick Thiele, Executive Director for the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery

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SUCCEEDING IN PRACTICE ​

6:10 PM | Business of Running a Spine Practice: What I've Learned Over 3 Decades | Frank Phillips, MD 

6:25 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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6:30 PM | MedMal Basics: How Not to Get Sued | Stephen Ryu, MD 

6:45 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

6:50 PM | Spine Surgery ASCs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - 5 Things You Should Know | Neil Badlani, MD, MBA 

7:00 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A 

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7:10 PM | 5 Tips to Avoid Financial Failure | Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors, LLC 

7:25 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:30 PM | Adjourn

 

8:00 PM | Educational Dinner Exclusively Fellows and Young Surgeons | SI-BONE | Lona (505 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602)

 

Saturday, November 21

6:30 AM | Breakfast  

 

GENERAL SESSION I: Degenerative Lumbar
 

7:35 AM | MIS TLIF: When, Key Technique and Pearls | Gurvinder Deol, MD 

7:50 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:55 AM | Lateral Interbody Fusion: When, Key Technique, and Pearls  | Sravisht Iyer, MD

8:10 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

8:15 AM | Lumbar Endoscopy: Uniportal v. Biportal: When, Key Technique, and Pearls | Raymond Gardocki, MD, FAAOS

8:25 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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INTERACTIVE CASE SESSION #1
8:30 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 

9:15 - 10:45 AM | Didactic Sessions with Industry 

 

INTERMISSION

10:45 - 11:00 AM | Refreshment Break 

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GENERAL SESSION II: Lumbar Deformity

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11:00 AM | Spinal Alignment: What Parameters Are Critical and How to Use Them | Safdar Khan, MD

11:15 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

11:20 AM | Enabiling Spinal Technology - Robotics, AR Navigation - Do They Really Enhance Accuracy, Efficiency and              Outcomes? How to Avoid Pitfalls | Sravisht Iyer, MD

11:30 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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INTERACTIVE CASE SESSION #2

11:35 AM | Lumbar Deformity | Moderators: Todd Allen, MD, PhD; 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 

12:20 - 1:15 PM | Educational Lunch Sponsored by Carlsmed | Brian Handal, MD

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GENERAL SESSION III : Cervical
1:15 PM | Cervical Radiculopathy - TDR vs ACDF: When, Which, and How? | Daniel Park, MD

1:25 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A

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INTERACTIVE CASE SESSION #3

1:30 PM | Cervical Degenerative and Myelopathy | Moderators: Gurvinder Deol, MD; Jad Khalil, 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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2:15 PM | Interbody Fusion and Biologics | Todd Allen, MD, PhD
2:25 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A​

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2:30 PM | Interactice Panel Presentation - How Do We Select the Right Surgical Approach from the Buffet of LIFs (ALIF, TLIF, XLIF, LLIF, OLIF, etc.,) Whe Have Available Without Having to go Back for Seconds? | Moderator: Frank Phillips, MD | Panel: Raymond Gardocki, MD; Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS, FCNS; Sravist Iyer, MD; Daniel Park, MD
 

 

BREAKOUT SESSION II

3:05 – 4:50 PM | Didactic Session with Industry 

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4:50 PM | Career Architecture: Private, Academic, Hybrid Models | Dana Jacoby, Vector Medical Group, LLC
5:05 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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5:10 PM | Contract Negotiation: Top 5 Must Do Things to Consider | Morgan Ivy
5:25 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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5:30 - 6:30 PM | SPONSORED CASE PRESENTATIONS WITH COCKTAIL HOUR AND REFRESHMENTS

5:30 - 5:55 PM | SYLKE Sponsored Case Presentation

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6:30 PM | Adjourn

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7:30 PM | Exclusive Faculty Dinner with Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors | Malio's Prime Steakhouse
                       Attendance to the dinner is by invitaiton only

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Sunday, November 22

7:00 AM | Breakfast

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MAXIMIZING YOUR PRACTICE 

7:45 AM | Alumni Panel | 3 Things I Wish I Had Known or Done Differently

           Moderator: Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS, FCNS
           Panel: Brian Hadel, DO - Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons
           James Rikalla, MD - Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic

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8:20 AM | Marketing 101 — Building and Maintaining Your Brand and Reputation | Daniel Park, MD
8:30 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:35 AM | Whirlwind Tour of Billing and Coding | Stephen Ryu, MD
8:50 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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SPINE SURGEY CONFLICTS

​​8:55 AM | Pain Docs Vs Spine Surgeons: Where do the Lines Blur and Do They Matter? | Jad Khalil, MD
9:10 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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9:15 AM | Adoption of New Technology in Spine Surgey | Safdar Khan, MD
9:40 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

9:45AM | Finding Happiness as a Spine Surgeon | Stephen Ryu, MD
10:00 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A
 

10:05 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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