CV Educating the Next Generation

Course Chairman

  1. Anterior Lumbar Spine Forum, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, July 20, 2007.
  2. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, January 12-13, 2008.
  3. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, March 8-9, 2008.
  4. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, April 5-6, 2008.
  5. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, May 17-18, 2008.
  6. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, June 7-8, 2008.
  7. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, July 26-27, 2008.
  8. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, September 6-7, 2008.
  9. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Chicago, IL, November 9, 2008.
  10. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, November 22-23, 2008.
  11. Degenerative Disease and Deformity of the Spine: Diagnosis & Management, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, January 23, 2009.
  12. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Philadelphia, PA, January 24, 2009.
  13. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Philadelphia, PA, February 28, 2009.
  14. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Miami, FL, March 22, 2009.
  15. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Baltimore, MD, May 29, 2009.
  16. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Instructional Course Lecture:  Cervical Spine Surgical Techniques, Vienna, Austria, July 15-18, 2009.
  17. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Baltimore, MD, August 21, 2009.
  18. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Baltimore, MD, September 26-27, 2009.
  19. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, September 26-27, 2009.
  20. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Baltimore, MD, January 28, 2010.
  21. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, West Chester, PA, February 20, 2010.
  22. Prodisc Lumbar Surgeon Forum, Chattanooga, TN, March 27, 2010.
  23. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Jacksonville, FL, October 23, 2010.
  24. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Charlotte, NC, May 14, 2011
  25. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 13, 2017.
  26. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 18, 2019.
  27. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 30, 2020.

Invited Course Faculty

  1. Medical school musculoskeletal and anatomy, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, 1992.
  2. Orthopedic Trauma Update, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, 1995.
  3. Endoscopic Spinal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgical Training Institute (MISTI), Baltimore, Maryland, 1995-1996.
  4. Minimally Invasive Discectomy, Sofamor Danek, New York, New York, 1996.
  5. Endoscopic Spinal Surgery, Endo-Surgery Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996.
  6. Degenerative Disease of the Spine:  Diagnosis and Management, New York, New York, December 6, 2001.
  7. Degenerative Disease of the Spine:  Diagnosis and Management, New York, New York, December 12, 2002.
  8. Degenerative Disease of the Spine:  Diagnosis and Management, New York, New York, December 18, 2003.
  9. Advanced Sales Training Course, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, February 19-20, 2004.
  10. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Hamilton, Bermuda, July 1-3, 2004.
  11. Anterior Lumbar Spine:  Exposure Strategies & Techniques for Degenerative Disc Disease, Dallas, TX, September 2004.
  12. Anterior Lumbar Spine:  Exposure Strategies & Techniques for Degenerative Disc Disease, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
  13. Degenerative Disease of the Spine:  Diagnosis and Management, New York, New York, December 2, 2004.
  14. Minimal Access Spinal Technologies (MAST) Posterior Solutions Hands-on Course, Medical Education & Research Institute – Memphis, Tennessee, October 1, 2004.
  15. Disorders of the Spine (Course Co-Chairman), Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, October 23, 2004.
  16. The Second Annual International Course on Spinal Focus, New York, New York, December 3-4, 2004.
  17. Degenerative Disease of the Spine:  Diagnosis and Management, New York, New York, December 9, 2004.
  18. Disorders of the Spine, Whistler, Canada, January 2005.
  19. Minimal Access Spinal Technologies (MAST) Posterior Solutions Hands-on Course Agenda Medical Education & Research Institute – Memphis, Tennessee, February 25, 2005.
  20. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2005.
  21. Making Sense of Spine Surgery, Memphis, Tennessee, September 17, 2005.
  22. Disorders of the Spine (Course Co-Chairman), Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, September 24, 2005.
  23. The Third Annual International Course on Spinal Focus, New York, New York, December 9-10, 2005.
  24. Degenerative Disease of the Spine:  Diagnosis and Management, New York, New York, December 9, 2005.
  25. Disorders of the Spine, Whistler, Canada, January 14-20, 2006.
  26. Preservation of Motion of the Spine, Duck Key, Florida, April 5-8, 2006.
  27. Temple University School of Medicine 2nd Annual Spine Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 5-6, 2006.
  28. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Moderator Instructional Pre-Course, Montreal, Canada, May 9, 2006.
  29. 3rd Annual Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, The Spine Technology Education Group, Los Cabos,     Mexico, June 22-24, 2006.
  30. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece July 12-15, 2006.
  31. Anterior Lumbar Spine:  “Exposure Strategies and Techniques for the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease”, Philadelphia, PA, October 29-30, 2006.
  32. ProDisc-L Symposium:  Total Disc Replacement for Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease, Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 2006.
  33. The Fourth Annual International Course on Spinal Focus, New York, New York, December 8-9, 2006.
  34. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Denver, CO, January 7-8, 2007.
  35. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Denver, CO, March 11-12, 2007.
  36. Total Disc Replacement.  Evidence-Based Spine Surgery?  Clinical Experience and Patient Selection, Marbella Spain, March 23-24, 2007.
  37. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Dallas, TX, April 13-14, 2007.
  38. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Moderator, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4, 2007.
  39. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Philadelphia, PA, June 10-11, 2007.
  40. 4th Annual Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, The Spine Technology Education Group, Los Cabos,    Mexico, June 27-30, 2007.
  41. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Philadelphia, PA, September 9-10, 2007.
  42. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Dallas, TX, November 16-17, 2007.
  43. Leaders in Spine:  Complexities and Advanced Techniques in Spine, Chicago, December 7-8, 2007.
  44. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Philadelphia, PA, December 16-17, 2007.
  45. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Philadelphia, PA, January 20-21, 2008.
  46. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Dallas TX, January 23-24, 2008.
  47. Cedars-Sinai 7th Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, Las Vegas, NV, February 1-2, 2008.
  48. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Las Vegas, NV, February 3-4, 2008.
  49. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Dallas, TX, February 23-24, 2008.
  50. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Dallas, TX, March 1-2, 2008.
  51. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Philadelphia, PA, April 13-14, 2008.
  52. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Charlotte, NC, June 28-29, 2008.
  53. The Spine Technology Education Group, Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, Los Cabos,    Mexico, June 2008.
  54. Cedars-Sinai 7th Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, Las Vegas, NV, January 31-February 1, 2009.
  55. AOSpine TK Prodisc User's Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, March 6-8, 2009.
  56. ProDisc-L Forum:  Patient Selection and Surgical Technique, Chicago, IL, March 28, 2009.
  57. Advanced Cervical Solutions with ProDisc-C Training, Chicago, IL, March 29, 2009.
  58. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Moderator, London, England, April 29-May 1, 2009.
  59. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Vienna, Austria, July 15-18, 2009.
  60. NYUHJD Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Network Education Series, New York, NY, October 13, 2009.
  61. The Spine Technology Education Group, Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, Scottsdale, AZ, October 15-17, 2009.
  62. The Spine Technology Education Group, Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, Los Cabos,    Mexico, June 2010.
  63. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.
  64. The Spine Technology Education Group, Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, Los Cabos,    Mexico, June 2011
  65. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Copenhagen, Denmark, July 13-16, 2011
  66. VuMedi Webinar, Lumbar Arthroplasty, September 26, 2011
  67. North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 2-5, 2011
  68. Spine Fellows Course, Vail, CO, January 20-22, 2011.
  69. Current Solutions in Spine Surgery, Duck Key, FL, April 18-21, 2012.
  70. The Spine Technology Education Group, Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, San Diego, CA, June 2012.
  71. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, March 1, 2013.
  72. The 2013 Scientific Program and Sir Robert Jones Lecture, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, May 9-10, 2013.
  73. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 10th Annual Meeting, Cabo, Mexico, June 20-22, 2013.
  74. Current Solutions in Spine Surgery, Duck Key, FL, April 2-5, 2014.
  75. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 11th Annual Meeting, Cabo, Mexico, June 26-28, 2014
  76. International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Valencia, Spain, July 16-19, 2014.
  77. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 12th Annual Meeting, Cabo, Mexico, June 18-20, 2015.
  78. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 13th Annual Meeting, Cabo, Mexico, June 30-July 2, 2016.
  79. Cervical Spine Research Society Cervical Spine Decompression and Stabilization Techniques, St. Louis University, March 2-4, 2017.
  80. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 14th Annual Meeting, Cabo, Mexico, June 15-17, 2017.
  81. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 13, 2017.
  82. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 15th Annual Meeting, Aruba, June 21-23, 2018.
  83. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 5, 2018.
  84. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 15th Annual Meeting, Aruba, June 27-29, 2019.
  85. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 18, 2019.
  86. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 30, 2020.
  87. Panel Discussion on Spinal Robotics in Academic Medicine, Globus Medical, November 4, 2020.
  88. DOCS 2nd Annual "Hybrid" Arthroplasty Summit, Los Angeles, CA, November 13 & 14, 2020.
  89. Comprehensive Spine Course, NYU, October 8, 2021.
  90. Spine Technology and Education Group, The State of Spine Surgery Think Tank 17th Annual Meeting, Cabo, Mexico, June 23-25, 2022.

Mentoring of Graduate Students, Residents, Post-Doctoral Fellows in Research

2007-present - Associate Director NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Spine Fellowship
2007-present - Associate Director NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases International Spine Fellowship
2013-present     Director, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Spine Fellowship
2013-present     Director, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases International Spine Fellowship