October 7, 2025 | 8 PM EST
Drs. Zeeshan Sardar and Lawrence Lenke lead an expert panel of faculty for a case-based discussion on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). The session highlights decision-making and surgical strategies with a special focus on:
- Level Selection: principles and controversies in choosing fusion levels
- Type of Surgery: fusion versus tethering and patient selection considerations
- Osteotomies: when they are needed and technical approaches
- Correction Techniques: optimizing deformity correction
This webinar provides practical insights into routine and challenging AIS cases, encourage interaction, and showcase expert perspectives on treatment paradigms.
Supported by Highridge Medical
Chairs
Larry Lenke, MD
- 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
Zeeshan Sardar, MD
- 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
Presenters
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Firoz Miyanji MD, FRCSC
- Clinical Professor
- UBC Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics
- BCCH Pediatric Orthopedics and Spine Surgery
- Vancouver, BC
Peter Newton, MD
- Chief of Orthopedic Surgery
- Rady Children’s Specialist of San Diego
- San Diego, California
Supported by Highridge Medical
