Meetings
CHAIRS:
Greg Mundis Jr., MD; Michael Vitale, MD, MPH
Location: Park Hyatt Aviara Resort | Carlsbad, California
The Bridging the Gap meeting is your chance to step back and spend two days hearing fresh ideas and enhancing your skills so you can... MORE >
Jul 31-Aug 1, 2026
PRESIDENT:
Neel Anand, MD
2026 ANNUAL FORUM DIRECTORS:
Gregory Basil, MD; Alexander Butler, MD; David Gendelberg, MD; Joshua Heller, MD
Location: Bellagio Hotel | Las Vegas, Nevada
The SMISS Annual Forum 2026 is the only major meeting focused entirely on minimally invasive spine surgery. This year’s Forum will provide practical insights based... MORE >
Sep 10-12, 2026
Co-Chairs:
Frank P. Cammisa, MD; Alex P. Hughes, MD
Program Directors:
Marco D. Burkhard, MD; Michael J. Kelly, MD; William D. Zelenty, MD
Location: Vanderbilt-in-NYC Conference Center | New York, New York
This invitation-only Forum will bring together more than 100 leaders in spine innovation, including spine surgeons from 30-40 leading spine centers worldwide, technology experts from... MORE >
Oct 23-24, 2026
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Scott Luhmann, MD
PROGRAM CO-CHAIR:
Grant Hogue, MD
Location: Rancho Bernardo Inn | San Diego, California
This year the 20th International Congress will meet in sunny San Diego! ICEOS is the world’s leading conference addressing complex spinal disorders in the growing... MORE >
Nov 11-13, 2026
ADDITIONAL UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Dec 4–5, 2026 | International Spinal Deformity Symposium (ISDS) | New York, NY
Jan 15–18, 2027 | Spine: Base to Summit | Vail, CO
Jan 28–31, 2027 | Masters in Spine Surgery Series: Advanced Spinal Deformity | Vail, CO