28th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques

The 28th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) will feature presentations and research from a number of Columbia Orthopedics faculty, residents, and researchers. IMAST, held virtually from April 23 - 25, gathers leading spine surgeons, innovative research, and the most advanced spine technologies in an international forum. 

See below for the syllabus of presentations, lectures, and papers being presented by Columbia Orthopedics faculty, residents, and researchers:

Friday, April 23

Session 1: Whitecloud Award-Nominated Abstracts

• 08:05am - Paper #1: The Trends in Robot-related Complications, Operative Efficiency, Radiation Exposure, and Clinical Outcomes After Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery: A Multicenter Study of 722 Patients and 5,005 Screws From 2015 to 2019. Nathan J. Lee, MD; Ian Buchanan, MD; Eric Leung, BS; Avery L. Buchholz, MD; John Pollina, MD; Ehsan Jazini, MD; Colin Haines, MD; Thomas C. Schuler, MD; Christopher R. Good, MD; Joseph M. Lombardi, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD

Industry Modules and Live Industry Sessions

• 11:05am - Medtronic: Innovations in Enabling Technologies. Christopher Good, MD; Jeffery Gum, MD; Ronald Lehman, MD

Saturday, April 24

Session 3: The Bandwagons I Jumped Off

• 08:31am - Why I Do Far Fewer VCRs. Lawrence G. Lenke, MD

4A. Future of Robotics, Navigation, and AI for 2021 and Beyond

• 08:58am - Where Navigation Needs to Go Beyond 2021: Pros and Cons of Various Systems. Ronald A. Lehman, MD
• 09:52 - Paper #18: Is There a Difference Between Navigated and Non-Navigated Robot Cohorts in Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery? A Multicenter, Propensity-Matched Analysis of 2,800 Screws and 372 Patients. Nathan J. Lee, MD; Ian Buchanan, MD; Eric Leung, BS; Avery L. Buchholz, MD; John Pollina, MD; Ehsan Jazini, MD; Colin Haines, MD; Thomas C. Schuler, MD; Christopher R. Good, MD; Joseph M. Lombardi, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD

Concurrent Sessions 5A-D: Lightning Case Discussion Series

• 10:15am - 5A. Adult Deformity: Use of Adjunctive Instrumentation. Vedat Deviren, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; Patrick Sugrue, MD

Self-Paced Program

Early Onset Scoliosis

• Paper #48: Myelopathic Patients with Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Can Improve Neurologic Function Close to Non-myelopathic Patients by 1-year After Surgery. Meghan Cerpa, MPH; Scott Zuckerman, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Brenda A. Sides, ; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD; Sumeet Garg, MD; David B. Bumpass, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Suken A. Shah, MD; Mark A. Erickson, MD; Daniel J. Sucato, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Burt Yaszay, MD; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Richard E. McCarthy, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD
• Paper # 50: Mortality in Patients with Neuromuscular Early Onset Scoliosis Undergoing Spinal Deformity Surgery. Hiroko Matsumoto, PhD; Adam N. Fano, BS; Elizabeth T. Herman, BS; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Brandon A. Ramo, MD; Benjamin D. Roye, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MPH; Pediatric Spine Study Group

E-Posters

• Poster #90: What Factors Influence Level Selection At The Upper Instrumented Vertebra (Uiv) In Patients With Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis (Adis): A Multi-Center Survey Study Of Deformity Surgeons. Joseph M. Lombardi, MD; Meghan Cerpa, MPH; Jay S. Reidler, MD; James D. Lin, MD; Griffin R. Baum, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD