NASS 2017!

The Mount Sinai Spine Research Team was well represented at North American Spine Society (NASS) Conference this year. Six members of the Cho Spine Lab were invited to present their research (Jun Kim MD, Robert Brochin MD, Rachel Bronheim BA, Varun Arvind BS, Will Ranson BS, and Chierika Ukogu BA) at the North American Spine Society Conference in Orlando, Florida. We had an excellent time and presented topics ranging from spine cancer, to cost-effectiveness modeling, to machine learning for post-operative complication prediction.

Dr. James C. Iatridis, Director of the Mount Sinai Spine Research presented a final report for the NASS Research Grant Award: Effects of Diabetes and Diet on Spinal Pathology with co-investigators Dr. Svenja Illien-Junger, Andrew Hecht, and Sheeraz Qureshi.

To learn more about the specific presentations see the abstracts listed below:

Jun Kim, MD:

The Cost-Effectiveness of Single-Level Cervical Disc Replacement vs Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Markov Analysis

Robert Brochin, MD:

The Five-Year Cost-Effectiveness of Two-Level Cervical Disc Replacement vs Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Markov Analysis

Rachel Bronheim, BA:

Predictors of Discharge Destination Following Elective Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Varun Arvind, BS:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Predict Postoperative Complications Better Than Traditional Statistical Testing Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion (PLF)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Predict Postoperative Complications Better Than Traditional Statistical Testing Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Predict Complications Better Than Traditional Statistical Testing Following Fusion for Anterior Lumbar Fusion (ALF)

William A. Ranson, BS:

Predictors of Discharge Destination Following Elective Laminectomy for Excision of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors

Chierika O. Ukogu, BA:

Differences in Patient Characteristics and Operative Outcomes for 7,059 Adult Spinal Deformity Surgeries Between Neurosurgeons and Orthopedic Surgeons

High ASA Classification is a Risk Factor for Short-Term Adverse Outcomes Following Laminectomy for Removal of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors

Congratulations to all who were able to attend and/or present at this year’s North American Spine Society Conference. We look forward to presenting further results regarding these works at next year’s conference!