Moderators:
2:15 - 2:25
Introduction to Symposium and History of Spine Surgery at U of T
Jefferson Wilson
Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
St.Michael’s Hospital
2:25 - 2:35
Motion Sparing Spinal Procedures: Current State and Future Directions
Allan D. Levi
Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2:35 - 2:45
An Update on Cervical Spinal Deformity
W. Bradley Jacobs
Associate Professor and Chair of Spine Program
University of Calgary
2:45 - 2:55
The Importance of PK/PD Modeling in Understanding Riluzole Neuroprotection
James Guest
Professor of Neurological Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2:55 - 3:05
Improving the Successful Translation of Animal Spinal Cord and Brain Regeneration Therapies to Human
Eve C. Tsai
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery
University of Ottawa
3:05 - 3:15
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Predict Outcomes and Individualize Management for Patients with Traumatic and Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Impairment
Michael Fehlings
Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Toronto Western Hospital
Moderators:
3:30 - 4:00
Into the Future
Panelist: Daipayan Guha
Assistant Professor, Surgery
McMaster University
Panelist: Rajiv Midha
Head, Dept of Clinical Neurosciences (DCNS)
University of Calgary
Eric Massicotte
Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Toronto Western Hospital
Panelist: Safraz Mohammed
Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery
University of Ottawa
Panelist: Ann Parr
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research
University of Minnesota
Panelist: Robert J. Spinner
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurologic Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Panelist: Christopher D. Witiw
Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
St. Michael’s Hospital