Highlights
Developing & Leading a High Functioning Surgical Team |David Skaggs, MD |
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Meetings
- Safety in Spine Surgery Summit | June 5 | New York, NY
- Neurological Society of America (NSA) | June 14-17 | Grand Cayman
- State of Spine Surgery Think Tank (STEGO) | June 25-27 | San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
- Preceded by the Investment and Innovation Summit on June 24
- Korean American Spine Society Annual Meeting | July 9-11 | Maui, HI
- Summer Spine Symposium | July 16-18 | Nashville, TN
- Bridging the Gap | July 31-August 1 | Carlsbad, CA
View the complete BroadWater Meetings Calendar
Young Surgeon Grant Programs
- Bridging the Gap: If you area resident, fellow, or in your first 3 years of practice, you are invited to apply for a travel grant. Apply here by June 8. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by June 18. Grant recipients will receive complimentary registration and a grant award of $1,00 which will be distributed at the conclusion of the meeting.
- Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting: If you are a resident, fellow, or in your first 3 years of practice, apply today for a Travel Grant. Selected recipients who complete their designated path will receive a $595 travel grant and free SMISS membership for 1 year (valued up to $395). Apply here by Friday, June 12. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by June 22.
Abstract Deadlines
- The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Forum | Apply by May 18
- Submit abstracts relating to current and emerging techniques and technology in MISS. Residents, fellows, and surgeons less than 3 years post-fellowship are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration for the Early Career Surgeon Best Paper Award.
- International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and the Growing Spine (ICEOS) | Apply by July 10
- The 20th Annual ICEOS is designed to enable surgeons, scientists, and researchers to present original clinical research results related to current or emerging techniques and technologies in the growing spine. We hope you’ll submit your research for consideration in the program.The Program Committee invites authors to submit abstracts for presentation within any of these categories:
Pediatric Spine
Cervical Spine
Spondylolisthesis
Enabling Technology
Quality and Safety
Other
- The 20th Annual ICEOS is designed to enable surgeons, scientists, and researchers to present original clinical research results related to current or emerging techniques and technologies in the growing spine. We hope you’ll submit your research for consideration in the program.The Program Committee invites authors to submit abstracts for presentation within any of these categories:
Case Studies
- Breaking the PJK Cycle: Outcomes of Post-Surgical Bracing in Deformity Correction | Han Jo Kim, MD
- Minimally Invasive Approach to Achieve Lumbar Fusion | Bryan Lee, MD
- Segmental Lordosis Restoration with Expandable Cervical Interbody Cages | Roger Härtl, MD
Your Practice
- Is There Evidence Beyond LinkedIn? What Is Lacking?| Jang Yoon, MD
- Understanding the Right Business ASC Model for Your Practice | Pierce Nunley, MD
- The Future of Spine Education| David Skaggs, MD, MMM
- Do Robots Really Make Me a Better Degenerative Surgeon? | Brandon Carlson, MD
- Am I a “Safer” Surgeon in These Last 10 Years? | David Polly, MD
Editors
Editor:
Gregory M. Mundis, Jr., MD – Scripps Clinic, San Diego
Associate Editors:
Lindsay M. Andras, MD – Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Joseph M. Lombardi, MD – Columbia University / New York Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital
Andrew C. Vivas, MD – UCLA Health | Santa Monica Comprehensive Spine Center



