2025 Instructional Course will be held
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 // 1PM - 6PM CT
Pendry Hotel - Chicago, IL
Education Program Chairs: Scott Daffner, MD and Matthew Colman, MD
Learners include Physicians, Allied Health, Medical Professionals, Students, Researchers, and Industry Partners committed to advancing our knowledge and understanding of the physiology, pathologic processes, and treatment of lumbar disease through the promotion and discussion of research, with the goal of improving patient care.
Continuing Medical Education Credit:
The Annual Meeting and Instructional Course programs are being planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint providership.
Demographic: Attendees for this program include Physicians, Allied Health, Medical Professionals, Students, Researchers, and Industry Partners committed to advancing our knowledge and understanding of the physiology, pathologic processes, and treatment of lumbar disease through the promotion and discussion of research, with the goal of improving patient care.
INVITED FACULTY:
Paul A. Anderson, MD
Emeritus Professor
Department of Orthopedics Surgery & Rehabilitation
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
David Casper, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Colman, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedic Surgery Specialist
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Michael Conti Mica, MD
Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Fellowship Co-Director
Spine Institute of Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Scott D. Daffner, MD
Orthopedic Surgery Specialist
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV
Andrew T. Dailey, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Chief of the Spine Division
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
John C. France, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Raymond J. Hah, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Keck Medical Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Wellington K. Hsu, MD
Vice Chair of Research
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Brandon Lawrence, MD
Professor
Chief of Spine Surgery
Department of Orthopaedics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Joseph Lee, MD
Northwell Orthopedics
Great Neck, NY
Michael McCarthy, MD, MPH
Indiana Spine Group, PC
Carmel, IN
Addisu Mesfin, MD
Vice Chair of Research
Chief of Spine Oncology
Medstar Orthopedic Institute
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Rakesh D. Patel, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery
Chief Spine Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Ashish Patel, MD
Chairman of Spine Surgery
DuPage Medical Group
Naperville, IL
Dominic Pelle, MD
Orthopedic Surgery Specialist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Jason W. Savage, MD
President: Lumbar Spine Research Society
Director: Spine Surgery Fellowship and Adult Spinal Deformity Program
Cleveland Clinic
Associate Professor of Surgery
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health
Cleveland, OH
Harvey Smith, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Nicholas Spina, MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Clifford B. Tribus, MD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
John P. Wanner, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Barrett Woods, MD
Rothman Institute
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
ICL REGISTRATION
On Demand Content
Our previous instructional course lectures were presented live, recorded, and are now available on demand. Continuing Medical Education credit is available to registrants.