2016 Spine Grand Rounds Series

The Cedars-Sinai Spine Center is dedicated to sharing new technology and knowledge with the wider medical community. CME offerings include Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders clinical symposia series and the annual multiday conference that offer presentations by over 20 surgeons and physicians in various disciplines.

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016

Open Forum

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016

CURES

Jason Berkley, DO

Cedars-Sinai Spine Center

 

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016

Open Forum

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Update in the Biologics Era

Swamy Venuturupalli, MD

Cedars-Sinai

 

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016

Surgical Approaches to Spinal Cord Therapeutic Delivery

Nicholas M. Boulis, MD

Emory Neurosurgery

 

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Top 10 Things a Spine Surgeon Needs to Know About Abdominal Wall Hernias

Shirin Towfigh, MD

Hernia and Laparoscopic Surgery Specialist

Beverly Hills, California

 

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

TBD

 

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

SPECT CT Spine Update

J. Patrick Johnson, MD, and Paula Eboli, MD

Cedars-Sinai Neurosurgery

 

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Assessing the Risks and Benefits of Alternative Surgical Procedures for Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis

Teryl K. Nuckols, MD, MSHS

Hospitalist, Director of Division of General Internal Medicine

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

 

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Improving Patient Communication Through Personalized Video Recording

Nicholas Theodore, MD, and Randall Porter, MD

Neurosurgeon, Barrow Neurosurgical Institute

Phoenix, Arizona

 

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Dinner Lecture at Morton’s

Lecture title TBD

Darrel S. Brodke, MD

Louis and Janet Peery Presidential Endowed Chair

Professor and Vice Chairman

University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics

 

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The Value of Value and the Promise of PROMIS

Darrel S. Brodke, MD

Louis and Janet Peery Presidential Endowed Chair

Professor and Vice Chair

University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics

 

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

How to Give Your Patient the Experience They Want

Dananjaya Hettiarachichi

CEO of Standard & Stellar Consulting

Sri Lanka

 

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Fellow Grand Rounds

Paula Eboli, MD

Cedars-Sinai Spine Fellow

 

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Fellow Grand Rounds

Justin Millard, MD

Cedars-Sinai Spine Fellow

 

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Fellow Grand Rounds

Jason Cuellar, MD

Cedars-Sinai Spine Fellow

 

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Journal Club

 

Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016

TBD

 

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016

TBD

 

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016

The Diagnosis and Management of Pharynx and Esophageal Injuries

Gene Liu, MD

Pediatric and Adult Ear, Nose and Throat

Cedars-Sinai

 

Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016

Traumatic SCI Trials and Tribulations

James S. Harrop, MD, FACS

Professor, Departments of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgery

Director, Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Neurosurgery Director of Delaware Valley SCI Center

Thomas Jefferson University

 

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016

Bundled Payments: The Landscape for Spine Surgeons

Paul Slosar, MD

President, SpineCare Medical Group

Director of Research, San Francisco Spine Institute

San Francisco, California

 

Wednesday, Dec.. 7, 2016

The Art of Spinal Surgery

Theodore Goldstein, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD

 

Wednesday, Dec.. 14, 2016

Trauma Conference