News & Updates

The Korean American Spine Society is pleased to announce a new Young Surgeon Grant Program for their 18th Annual Meeting, taking place July 6-8, 2023. Residents, fellows, and surgeons within their first five years of practice are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the meeting. The ten best papers will be chosen for podium presentation at the meeting and the presenting authors will receive a grant consisting of free registration, $500 travel credit, and 50% off their hotel stay... MORE >

BroadWater is pleased to announce the launch of a new spine meeting in partnership with Cedars-Spine at Cedars-Sinai and the Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian.  The Summer Spine Symposium will be held July 13-16, 2023 in Park City, Utah. The course will be a joint reunion for fellows, former fellows, and colleagues of the two programs. It will feature a refreshingly different case-based program based on audience interaction, as well as plenty of time to enjoy summer activities in Park... MORE >

The Safety in Spine Surgery Project (S3P) is pleased to announce Dr. Christopher Ahmad as the Keynote Lecturer for the 8th Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit. The Summit will be held April 15, 2023 in New York. Dr. Ahmad is the head team physician for the New York Yankees and is the recipient of several awards for outstanding research in the field of Sports Medicine. He will speak on Sharpening Your Scalpel: Optimizing Performance and Preparation. His book in... MORE >

For the last 8 years, Dr. Michael Vitale, distinguished orthopedic surgeon and Chief of the Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Service at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, has headed a unique group. The Safety in Spine Surgery Project (S3P) approaches the risk-management conversation from the perspective of all stakeholders in spine surgery, including patients, providers, payers, and purchasers. If you work in spine, you are likely familiar with Dr. Michael G. Vitale’s best practice guidelines and checklists for safer spine surgery. From... MORE >

The Safety in Spine Surgery Project (S3P) is pleased to announce the 10 winners of the Safety in Spine Surgery Month Call for Abstracts / Call for Projects. These award winners will present their work during the 2nd Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Month, in April, 2022. Find out more about these two live webinars and the 2022 Safety in Spine Surgery Month. April 14 Webinar | Best Practice Guidelines & Checklists to Make Your OR Safer Artificial Neural Network... MORE >

ISASS has announced that Dr. Charles Branch has been appointed the Editor-in-Chief of ISASS’s journal, The International Journal of Spine Surgery (IJSS). Dr. Branch has been a prominent leader in the field of spine surgery for many years. He has an impressive background in scholarly publishing, most notably serving as Editor in Chief of The Spine Journal from 2004 to 2009. Dr. Branch is currently the Eben Alexander, Jr., Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery and the... MORE >

The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) will partner with the Korean Spinal Neurosurgical Society to host the 1st Annual SMISS Asia / Pacific Meeting from September 29–October 1, 2021. The meeting will be virtual, with surgeons worldwide able to access the meeting. The meeting reflects two years of growth for SMISS in the Asia/Pacific region, under the direction of Co-Presidents, Dr. Yoshihisa Kotani and Dr. Jin-Sung Kim, and the Section’s Board of Directors. The SMISS Asia / Pacific... MORE >

The Pediatric Spine Foundation has announced that its worldwide network of scoliosis study sites has now passed the 80 mark. With close to 10,000 patients enrolled on 5 continents, the registry is by far the world’s largest study registry focused on the growing spine. Founding PSF President, Dr. David Skaggs, commented: “This year’s merger of the Children’s Spine Foundation and the Growing Spine Foundation has exceeded expectations. The data we are gathering from sites around the world will help transform... MORE >