The following is the scientific program presented during the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 26 and 27, 2024. Click the presentation title to see the PowerPoint slides in PDF format. This may require your browser to download a file. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat or another PDF viewer to see the contents of the file. Some larger files may be stored on another server, so you might be redirected by your browser.

If you wish to see and hear the speakers from the Saturday session (April 27) making their presentation as recorded when they occurred, please visit the ICS-US Section YouTube Channel.

Friday    4/26/2024  8am-12pm
Staged versus Same-Day Circumferential Fusion in Treating Adult Spinal Deformity: A Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jaskeerat Gujral Philadelphia, PA
Research Scholar, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Endplate Technology: The Future of Fusion?
John Mangan, MD Glen Mills, PA
Spine Surgeon, Rothman Orthopaedics, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Clinical Prediction Models in Surgery
Mert Marcel Dagli, MD Philadelphia, PA
Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Harnessing Pre- and Intra-Operative Predictors to Predict Postoperative Complications in Spine Deformity: Development of a Prognostic Artificial Intelligence Clinical Prediction Model
Mert Marcel Dagli, MD Philadelphia, PA
Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Navigated Atlas Osteosynthesis for Unstable Jefferson Fractures
John Arena, MD Philadelphia, PA
Neurosurgery Resident, University of Pennsylvania
Spondylodiscitis: Delayed Diagnosis and the Role of Obesity
Pavel Poczos, MD, PhD, FICS Pardubice, Czech Republic
Assistant Professor, Charles University, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Hradec Kralove; Assistant Professor, Charles University, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove
Navigated SIJ Fusion Novel Lateral Approach Technique
Zakhria Belasher, MD Warren, MI
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Vice Chief of Staff, Insight Surgical Hospital, Associate Program Director of Insight Spine Fellowship
Conditioned Recurrence-Free Survival Following Gross Total Resection of Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma
Jesse McClure, MD, PhD Boca Raton, FL
General Surgery Intern, Florida Atlantic University
Clinical Insights: The Role of Turmeric as a Nutritional Adjunct in Surgical Recovery
Shivani Gupta, PhD Deerfield Beach, FL
Professor of Ayurvedic Sciences, Hindu University of America
Efficacy of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Perioperative Hemorrhage and Transfusion in Complex Spinal Fusions: Insights from a Standardized Inverse Probability Weighted Analysis
Ali Ozturk, MD Philadelphia, PA
Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Use of radiofrequency ablation in the cervical and lumbar spine and current concepts and devices
Saqib Siddiqui, MD, FICS San Antonio, TX
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
PPT not available Endoscopic Spine Surgery: From Decompression to Fusion
Lucia Zamorano, MD, FICS Birmingham, MI
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, President Michigan Brain and Spine Surgery Center
PPT not available Evolution of Spine Surgery Outcome Measures: From Observation to AI-Driven Assessment
Jang Yoon, MD Philadelphia, PA
Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Saturday    4/27/2024  8am-12pm
PPT not available Developing a Medical Legal Neurosurgical and Spine Practice
Nirav Shah, MD    Lane, PA
Medical Director, Princeton Brain, Spine, and Sports Medicine
Too Old to Plate! Surgical Rib Stabilization in the Octagenerian and Nonagenerian.
Do the evidences add up?

Saptarshi Biswas, MD, FICS      Myrtle Beach, SC
Associate Program Director General Surgery Residency; Director Surgical Research & Surgical Simulation; Grand Strand Medical Center (HCA)
Neurosurgery in Honduras
Experiences Operating in a Third World Country

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FICS      Babylon, NY
Spine Surgeon
Machine Learning Applications for Predicting ICU Stay Following Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adult Spinal Deformity
Mert Marcel Dagli, MD     Philadelphia, PA
Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in 2024: What’s New
Robert Van Demark, MD, FICS          Sioux Falls, SD
Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Differential Heparin Neutralization Studies Using Protamine Sulfate and a Novel Synthetic Peptide
Andrew Alcazar, BS              Chicago, IL
Research Associate, Loyola University Medical Center
Deformity Correction in the Hand.  Simple to complex. A case based presentation
Sudhir Rao, MD              Big Rapids, MI
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Peroneal Nerve  Dysfunction for Spine Surgeons
Demian Yakel, DO            Asheville, NC
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
WALANT Outcomes in a Hospital Procedure Room 
(LINK TAKES YOU TO A GOOGLE DRIVE LOCATION)
Michaela Derby           Sioux Falls, SD
Medical Student, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Lacertus Syndrome: The Other Median Nerve Diagnosis
(LINK TAKES YOU TO A GOOGLE DRIVE LOCATION)
Robert Van Demark, Jr, MD, FICS      Sioux Falls, SD
Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
The Use of Virtual Reality in Reducing Intraoperative Patient Anxiety
(LINK TAKES YOU TO A GOOGLE DRIVE LOCATION)
Kyler Hardie             Harrisburg, SD
Medical Student, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
PPT not available Minimally Invasive Treatment of Severe Thoracolumbar Trauma
Cristian Gragnaniello, MD, PhD, FICS       San Antonio, TX
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, UT Health San Antonio
Anterior Exposure to the Lumbar Spine
Jon Cecil Walkes, MD             Houston, TX
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Joseph Medical Center
Clinical and Surgical Management of Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas:
Guidelines and Surgical Perspectives

Paolo Alimonti, MD             Boston, MA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School