Conference Information
NSA thanks our 2023 Exhibitors:
Acumed/OsteomedAstraZeneca
ATEC
Baxter Advanced Surgery
BK Medical
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Cerapedics, Inc.
DB Surgical
DePuy Synthes
GammaTile
Globus Medical, Inc.
Medexus
Medtronic Enabling Technologies
Medtronic Spine and Biologics
Neuro-Tec
PMT Corporation
Radian Surgical
Stryker
Stryker Neurovascular
Vendor Information
Conference Education Sessions
SATURDAY, JULY 11
8:20 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Legal Testimony
H. Louis Harkey III, MD, Chairman of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi
9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Patient Satisfaction with Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review
Joshua Y. Menendez, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama – Birmingham
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Virtual Interactive Presence in Global Surgical Education: International Collaboration Through Augmented Reality
Matthew C. Davis, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama – Birmingham
10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes Following Traumatic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Injury
William W. Scott, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of South Alabama College of Medicine
10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Video Analysis of a Division I College Football Team and the Conservation of Impact Energies from Modern Football Helmets
John Amburgy, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama – Birmingham
11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Patterns of Transfer to a Tertiary Neurosurgical Care Facility
E.B. Kuhn, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama – Birmingham
SUNDAY, July 12
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Endovascular Neurosurgery Update
Gustavo Luzardo, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi
(PRESENTATION FILE SIZE TOO LARGE FOR DOWNLOAD – PLEASE EMAIL cmorris@masalink.org TO OBTAIN A COPY)
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Anterior Corpectomy with Expandable Titanium Cages for Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures
Anthony Martino, MD, Associate Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Pat O’Brien, Student, University of South Alabama College of Medicine
9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Incidence of Depression in Spine Patients
Ross Dawkins, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama – Birmingham
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
Curtis J. Rozzelle, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, UAB School of Medicine
10:30 a.m. – 10:50 A.M.
“The Process” and Getting Paid
Jerry W. Golden, Chief Administrative Officer, Coastal Neurological Institute
10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Update on Trends in Invasive Monitoring for Epilepsy
Kristen Riley, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, UAB School of Medicine
11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Development of a Rapid Complement Array for Detection of Shunt Infection and Hydrocephalus
James M. Johnston Jr., MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, UAB School of Medicine
11:30 a.m. – 11:50 p.m.
Topographic and Electrophysiological Optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation
Bart Guthrie, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, UAB School of Medicine