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| Thoraco-Lumbar Course Directors : |
TIMOTHY R. KUKLO, M.D., J.D. COL, (Retired) MC, USA
Associate Professor of Surgery, USUHS
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery
Washington University - St. Louis, MO
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David W. Poly , Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S..COL, (Retired) MC, USA
Professor of Surgery, USUHS
Professor and Chief of Spine Surgery
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN |
| Thoraco-Lumbar Course |
| Basic Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Constructs |
| Lumbar and Thoracic Pedicle Screws |
| Spondylolisthesis |
| Spinopelvic Fixation |
| Basic Anterior Instrumentation |
| Anterior Approaches Thoracic/Thoracolumbar/Lumbar/Lumbosacral |
| ALIF/PLIF/TLIF |
| Thoracolumbar Fractures |
| Revision Surgery Principles and Techniques |
| Treatment of Spinal Infections and Spinal Tumors |
| Disk Arthroplasty Biomechanics / Considerations |
| Daily Case Presentations |
| (Participants are encouraged to bring difficult cases for discussion) |
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| ANTICIPATED Faculty : |
| Theodore J. Choma, M.D. |
| Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Director, Missouri Spine Center |
| University of Missouri - Columbia, MO |
| John G. DeVine, M.D. (MAJ, MC, USA) |
| Director, Spinal Reconstructive Surgery |
| Research Director, Department of Orthopedics |
| Madigan Army Medical Center - Tacoma, WA |
| John R. Dimar II, M.D., |
| Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| University of Louisville School of Medicine - Louisville, KY |
| Charles C. Edwards II, M.D., |
| Maryland Spine Center, Mercy Medical Center - Baltimore, MD |
| Kaveh Khajavi, M.D. |
| Georgia Spine & Neurosurgery Center |
| Decatur, GA |
| Ronald Lehman, M.D., (MAJ, MC, USA) |
| Director, Pediatric & Adult Spine Surgery |
| Department of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Washington, D.C. |
| John C. Liu, M.D., (LTC, MC, USAR) |
| Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery |
| Northwestern University School of Medicine - Chicago, IL |
| Dennis E. McDonnell, M.D. |
| Chief of Neurosurgery, Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System |
| Little Rock AR |
| Robert Molinari, M.D. |
| Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics |
| University of Rochester Medical Center - Rochester, NY |
| Joseph H. Perra, M.D., |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics |
| University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN |
| Staff Surgeon, Twin Cities Spine Center - Minneapolis, MN |
| Michael K. Rosner, M.D. (LTC, MC, USA) |
| Chief of Neurosurgery |
| Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Washington, D.C. |
| Glenn R. Rechtine II, M.D. |
| Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics |
| University of Rochester Medical Center - Rochester, NY |
| James D. Schwender, M.D. |
| Staff Surgeon, Twin Cities Spine Center |
| Minneapolis, MN |
| Navin S. Sethi, M.D. |
| Spine Surgeon, Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates |
| Columbia, MD |
| William R. Stevens, M.D. |
| Director, Center for Spinal Disorders - Phoenix, AZ |
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