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2025 Baptist Health Spine Symposium
Friday, January 24, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
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Presentations
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration & Exhibits |
| 7:55 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions Robert J. Rothrock, M.D. Melissa M. Guanche, M.D. |
| Evaluation and Conservative Treatment Options for Spine Pain Moderator: Melissa M. Guanche, M.D. | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Claudication: Spinal vs Vascular Melissa M. Guanche, M.D. |
| 8:15 a.m. | The Truth About Foot Drop Andres Restrepo, M.D. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Lumbar Discitis: How To Diagnose and Not Miss Ronald Tolchin, D.O. |
| 8:45 a.m. | Sacroiliac Joint Pain Richard Morgan, M.D. |
| 9:00 a.m. | PRP for Interventional Spine Procedures Justin M. Thottam, D.O. |
| 9:15 a.m. | New Pain Medicine in the Toolbox: VX-548 Eduardo E. Icaza, M.D |
| 9:30 a.m. | Cervical Vertigo German A. Ojeda Correal, M.D. |
| 9:45 a.m. | Botulinum Toxin for Treatment of Myofascial Pain Natalia Miranda Cantellops, M.D. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Inpatient Acute versus Subacute Rehab Selection Lina Hurtado, M.D. |
| 10:15 a.m. | Panel with Questions & Answers |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break & Visit Exhibits |
| Surgical Management Moderator: Robert J. Rothrock, M.D. | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Avoiding Lumbar Adjacent Segment Disease Robert J. Rothrock, M.D. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Surgical Management of Discitis Osteomyelitis of the Lumbar Spine Michael E. Gomez, M.D. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Is Nicotine Use a Contraindication for Elective Lumbar Fusion? Jason Liounakos, M.D. |
| 11:45 a.m. | Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery Update… in 10 minutes Vitaly Siomin, M.D. |
| 12:00 noon | Kyphoplasty and Vertebral Augmentation: A Year in Review Justin M. Sporrer, M.D. |
| 12:15 p.m. | Determining Risk in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Raul A. Vasquez, M.D. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 12:40 p.m. | Closing Remarks Robert J. Rothrock, M.D. Melissa M. Guanche, M.D. |
| 12:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 1:00 p.m. | Product Theater and Lunch No CME credit will be provided for this session. |
NOTE: Schedule subject to change.
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