1. Lynn McGrath, MD, a neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York City, performed the first endoscopic spine surgery in Tanzania.
2. Oliver Tannous, MD, of MedStar Washington (D.C) Hospital Center, became the first to use a 3D-printed replica of a patient’s spine to assist in surgery.
3. Surgeons at Dunkirk, N.Y.-based Brooks Hospital performed the first spine surgery in the facility’s 125-year history.
4. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital became the first hospital in the region to add the Aprevo spine implant for replacing damaged or diseased vertebral discs in the lumbar area of the spine.
5. Gregory Poulter, MD, completed Indiana’s first spine surgery with eXperiential Reality technology at Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy.
At the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, taking place June 11-13 in Chicago, spine surgeons, orthopedic leaders and ASC executives will come together to explore minimally invasive techniques, ASC growth strategies and innovations shaping the future of outpatient spine care. Apply for complimentary registration now.
