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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Thursday, April 9, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    GENERAL SESSION 1: NEW & EMERGING SPINE TECHNOLOGY (Non-CME)
    Moderator: Rolando Garcia, Jr., MD MPH – Orthopedic Care Center
    Moderator: Eric A. Potts, MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break with Non-CME Workshops
  • 10:35 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    GENERAL SESSION 2: Motion Preservation in the Spine: Distinction and Nuance
    Moderator: Richard D. Guyer, MD – Center for Disc Replacement
    Moderator: Seok Woo Kim, MD – HALLYM UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Early Career Surgeon Workshop: How Enabling Technologies are Transforming Procedures from Skull to Sacrum: The PILAR Technique and MIS TLIF | Medtronic
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch with Exhibits & E-Poster Viewing
  • 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    CONCURRENT SESSION 1: UPDATES IN COMPLEX SPINE – PRINCIPLES FOR NON-DEFORMITY SPINE SURGEONS (NON-CME)
    Moderator: Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD PhD MBA – Rothman Orthopedic Institute
    Moderator: Massimo Balsano, MD – AOUI Verona
  • 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    CONCURRENT SESSION 2: BUILDING A CAREER IN SPINE SURGERY – MOST CHALLENGING OBSTACLES AND GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES
    Moderator: Frank M. Phillips, MD – Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
  • 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    CONCURRENT SESSION 3: WRITING HIGH-IMPACT PAPERS: RESEARCH, DATA ANALYSIS, AND JOURNAL SELECTION
    Moderator: Jae Chul Lee, MD – Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital
    Moderator: Morgan P. Lorio, MD – Advanced Orthopedics and Pain Management
    Moderator: Oscar L. Alves, MD – Hospital Lusiadas Porto
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break with Exhibits and E-Poster Viewing
  • 3:45 PM - 4:10 PM East Coast USA Time
    GENERAL SESSION 3: US PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
  • 4:10 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    GENERAL SESSION 3: CONTINUED - ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES and TECHNOLOGY
    Moderator: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD – Rush University Medical Center
    Moderator: Seok Woo Kim, MD – HALLYM UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Welcome Reception with Exhibits