47th Annual Scientific Meeting
Wyndham Historic District Hotel – Philadelphia, PA
April 26-27, 2024  

Due to the long standing relationship with the United States Section of the International College of Surgeons (ICSUS)  the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons (the Academy) has designated the ICSUS Annual Surgical Update as the Academy Annual Scientific Meeting. Working closely with members of the Academy’s Scientific Organizing Committee to determine professional practice gaps and educational need, ICSUS planners  are developing two days of programming that is planned to provide at least 8 hours of category 1 credit specifically related to our major surgical specialties. A total of approximately 20 credits will be available for the entire meeting (starts April 25th), including practice management and ethics sessions.

Scientific Program (Speakers not in final order.)

  Friday         4/26/2024      8:00am-12:00pm
  AANOS Annual Scientific Meeting:   Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery Part 1


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


Skull Base Fractures and Their Complications

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


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


Evaluation of Large Language Models in Responding to Surgical Patient Inquiries: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jang Yoon, MD                                      Philadelphia, PA

Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine



  Saturday    4/27/2024      8:00am-12:00pm
  AANOS Annual Scientific Meeting:   Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery Part 2


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

Michaela Derby                                   Sioux Falls, SD

Medical Student, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine


Lacertus Syndrome: The Other Median Nerve Diagnosis

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

Kyler Hardie                                        Harrisburg, SD

Medical Student, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine


Minimally Invasive TLIF Technique and Nuances

Desh Sahni, MD                                    San Antonio, TX

Spine Surgeon


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


Machine Learning in Spine Surgery

Lucia Zamorano, MD, FICS                    Birmingham, MI

Professor of Neurological Surgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, President Michigan Brain and Spine Surgery Center