UVA Spine Conference – 2015
Concepts and Controversies in Spinal Disorders
Friday September 11
1:00 Welcome and overview- Dr. Mark Shaffrey, UVA Neurosurgery
1:05 Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain – Dr. Hamid Hassanzadeh, UVA Orthopedics
1:30 Perioperative Management of Spine Surgery Patients—Dr. Lee Kassell, UVA Anesthesia
1:50 Diagnostic Imaging and the Spine Surgeon— TBD, UVA Radiology
2:10 Lumbar Radiculopathy -Diagnosis and Management- Dr. Dennis Vollmer, UVA Neurosurgery
2:30 Non Operative Management of Lumbar Disorders- Dr. Preston Grice, UVA Physical Medicine
2:50 Clinical Case Presentations with Refreshments
3:20 Controversies in Managing Discogenic and Axial Spine Pain – Dr. Dennis Vollmer, UVA Neurosurgery
3:40 Current Concepts in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – Dr. Hamid Hassanzadeh, UVA Orthopedics
4:00 Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures—Dr. Webster Crowley, UVA Neurosurgery
4:20 Pumps and Stimulators – Reza Salajegheh, UVA Anesthesia
4:40 Clinical Cases and Discussion
5:00 Adjourn
—- Reception (Drinks and hors d’oeuvres)
— Dinner on your own
Hotel rooms available at Darden Inn for $165 per night. The conference has a block for Friday night, Saturday night may be available as well. Due to demand for hotels for Notre Dame game weekend, let us know right away if you’d like a room. Contact Jamie Meyerhoeffer at jam2n@virginia.edu or 434.981.6988.
Saturday September 12
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy Diagnosis and Management – Dr. Greg Helm, UVA Neurosurgery
8:20 Cervical Fusion—Dr. Regis Haid, Atlanta Brain & Spine Care
8:40 Cervical Arthroplasty—Dr. Mark Shaffrey, UVA Neurosurgery
9:00 Pediatric Spinal Deformity- Dr. Anuj Singla, UVA Orthopedics
9:20 Spondylolisthesis—Dr. Justin Smith, UVA Neurosurgery
9:40 Adult Spinal Deformity–Dr. Chris Shaffrey, UVA Neurosurgery
10:00 Coffee
10:20 Mimics and Diagnostic Pitfalls – Dr. Jeff Elias, UVA Neurosurgery
10:40 Spinal Tumors—Dr. Ashok Asthagiri, UVA Neurosurgery
11:00 Discitis, Osteomyelitis and Postoperative Infection— Dr. Anuj Singla, UVA Orthopedics
11:20 Electrodiagnosis – Dr. Kelly Gwathmey, UVA Neurology
11:40 Case Discussion and Consultants Corner
12:00 Adjourn
Optional tailgate 1-3pm
Notre Dame vs UVA Football game tickets available for conference attendees – kick-off at 3:30pm
Conference is $75 to attend for MDs and $50 for midlevel providers.