Webinar Summary

Dr. Michael Vitale and an expert panel discuss improving safety in spine surgery, including:

• The value of ERAS protocols
• Practical steps for optimization of patients from preop to postop
• Safety in the ASC
• Minimizing radiation exposure for surgeons and patients

Webinar Team

Moderator

Michael Vitale, MD, MPH
Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery
Vice Chair, Quality and Strategy, Orthopedic Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Chief, Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Service
Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, NY

Chairs

Megan Johnson, MD
Associate Professor Orthopedics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Medical Director of Ambulatory Care, Scottish Rite for Children
Fellowship Director, Scottish Rite for Children Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship
Dallas, TX

Zeeshan Sardar, MD
Spine and Scoliosis Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (in Neurological Surgery)
Co-Chief of Spinal Deformity
Medical Director, Spine Unit – Och Spine Hospital
Co-Director Och Spine Grand Rounds
Co-Chair, Data Operations Committee, American Spine Registry
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Och Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian/Allen
New York, NY

Panel

A. Noelle Larson, MD

Joshua Murphy, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon
Children’s Physician Group - Orthopaedics
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Rick Sasso, MD
Professor and Chief of Spine Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Indianapolis, IN

Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD
Executive Medical Director of Neurosciences and Spine
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Clinical Professor of Health Economics
University of Washington
Seattle, WA