Past Events
4th Annual DePuy Spine Advanced Concepts in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Lumbar Arthroplasty Bioskills Workshop
The fourth annual DePuy Spine Advanced Concepts in Spine Surgery Bioskills Workshop was held August 29-30, 2009 in Chicago, Ilinois. A total of 45 orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine surgery fellows attended the program. The worshop was taught by 18 faculty from around the country, including the three Co-Chairmen, Richard Guyer, MD, Nathan Lebwohl, MD, and Michael Wang, MD.
Group Photo: Saturday August 29, 2009.
From left: Faculty member Dan Sciubba, MD, Fellow, Jesse Even, MD, DePuy Spine Representative, Tim Inman, DePuy Spine Technical Sales Director, John Grisham, DePuy Spine Associate Product Director, Dave Osgood.
From left: Faculty member, Steven Vanni, DO, Co-Chairman, Nathan Lebwohl, MD, DePuy Spine Representative Rob Keller.
In the lab, Dan Sciubba, MD teaches Max Reinhold, MD (center), and Jian Shen, MD (right).
In the lab, Max Lee, MD (foreground) teaches Youssef Karam, MD, while Peter Lee, MD looks on.
6th Annual DePuy Spine Pre-fellowship Bioskills Workshop
The sixth annual DePuy Spine Pre-fellowship Bioskills Workshop was held May 15-18, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 40 orthopaedic and neurosurgical residents heading into their fellowship year on July 1st, attended the program. The worshop was taught by 25 fellowship directors from around the country who served as faculty, including the two Co-Chairmen, Carl Lauryssen, MD & Nathan Lebwohl, MD.
Group 1: Saturday May 16, 2009.
Group 2: Sunday May 17, 2009.
A wide shot of the lab.
A wide shot of the lab.
From left: Nelson Saldua, MD, Tony Tannoury MD, John Song, MD, and Peter Lee, MD.
Faculty member Paul Park, MD teaches in the lab using a sawbones model.
Vikas Mehta, MD (left) and Kern Singh, MD (center) work on a sawbones model on a side table in the lab.
5th Annual Neurosurgery Residents Education Summit
The fifth annual Neurosurgery Residents Education Summit was held March 5-7, 2009 in Miami, Florida. This year, 72 chief or senior neurosurgery residents attended the two day Summit, taught by 36 faculty, including five Co-Chairmen: Prof. Alan Crockard, Robert Heary, MD, Brian Hoh, MD, Stephen Lewis, MD, and Michael Wang, MD. In prior years, the Summit was limited solely to spinal surgery education. For the first time in 2009, the Summit included didactic and laboratory sessions covering both spinal and endovascular neurosurgical techniques...[more]
Group photo, Friday March 6, 2009.
The five Co-Chairmen for the 2009 Neurosurgery Residents Education Summit. From left to right: Michael Wang, MD, Prof. Alan Crockard, Robert Heary, MD, Brian Hoh, MD, and Stephen Lewis, MD.
Course Chairman, Prof. Alan Crockard discussed his technique for the transoral approach to the cervical spine from the podium.
A wide view of the lecture hall on the second day of the Summit.
Course Chairman, Robert Heary, MD. teaches in the lab.