Drs. Zeeshan Sardar, Lawrence Lenke, Kristen Jones, and Steven Glassman lead a case-based discussion on the surgical management of Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis in patients over age 50.

Key discussion points include:

• When to Operate: Distinguishing pain generators, stenosis/radiculopathy, deformity progression, and disability
• Short vs Long Fusion
• Sagittal Alignment
• Risk Mitigation

Chairs

Larry Lenke, MD

Co-Chair
Co-Director, Och Spine

Surgeon-in-Chief of Och Spine Hospital @ NYP/Allen

NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (in Neurological Surgery) with Tenure

Chief of Spinal Deformity Surgery

Co-Director of Adult and Pediatric Comprehensive Spine Surgery Fellowship

Co-Director of Advanced Pediatric Spinal Deformity Fellowship

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Past President Scoliosis Research Society 2010-11

New York, NY

Zeeshan Sardar, MD

Co-Chair
Spine and Scoliosis Surgery Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (in Neurological Surgery)
Co-Chief of Spinal Deformity
Medical Director, Spine Unit—Och Spine Hospital
Co-Director Och Spine Grand Rounds
Co-Chair, Data Operations Committee, American Spine Registry Columbia University,
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Och Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian/Allen
New York, NY

Panel

Steven Glassman, MD

Director, Norton Leatherman Spine Center
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, KY

Supported by: Acuity Surgical