Now in its eighth year, spine surgeon leaders will be performing surgeries live for the Spine Masters Surgical Techniques Meeting May 10 to May 12 in St. Louis.
Here are four highlights:
1. The live interactive program allows enrollees to view surgeries in real-time and gives them an opportunity to ask questions with the operating surgeons.
2. This year's meeting includes:
• Six live surgeries shown on theater screens with surgeon commentary
• Expert lectures with exceptional faculty
• Interactive case discussions
• Optional cadaveric lab to learn techniques shown in live surgeries
3. Munish Gupta, MD, and Neil Wright, MD, co-chair the program. Additional faculty include:
• Sig Berven, MD
• Keith Bridwell, MD
• Jacob Buchowski, MD
• Ian Dorward, MD
• Ammar Hawasli, MD
• Michael Kelly, MD
• Claudio Lamartina, MD
• Wilson Ray, MD
• Paul Santiago, MD
• Chris Shaffrey, MD
• Jennifer Strahle, MD
• Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD
• Mike Wang, MD
• Kota Watanabe, MD
• Lukas Zebala, MD
4. Some of the live surgeries include revision adult deformity with osteotomies, cervical arthroplasty and minimally invasive lumbar fusion.
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