Upcoming Annual Meeting

15th Annual VIRTUAL Meeting of the Korean American Spine Society

 

Join us live on July 2–3 for two CME-accredited webinars, co-hosted by the Seattle Science Foundation! These free webinars are open to members and non-members.

Register for July 2 

Register for July 3

 

Program & Faculty (subject to change)
Thursday, July 2	The Effects of COVID and Cervical
6:50 am PDT	Welcome and Supporter Acknowledgment
7:00	Non-CME Tech Update: Novel Injectable Parathyroid Hormone-based Bone Graft for Interbody Fusion Supported by: Kuros Biosciences John H. Chi, MD, MPH
CME SESSION 1: The Effects of COVID-19
7:08	The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Speakers: Youjeong Kim; Esther Kim; Henry Ahn; & Jin-Su Song, MD, MPH Private Practice Academic Practice The US Perspective The South Korean Perspective
7:36	Live COVID Q&A with Panel
7:51	Non-CME Tech Update: SI Joint Treatment in My Practice Including Optimized Spinopelvic Fixation Supported by: SI-Bone Stephen Ryu, MD
8:09	Break—Visit Exhibitor Showcase on KASS Website
CME SESSION 2: Cervical Spine
8:19	Revision Cervical Fusion	Howard An, MD
8:34	Live Treatment Debate: Multi-level Disease Anterior Hybrid ACDF-CDR —Hyun Bae, MD Posterior Laminoplasty —Brian Su, MD Discussion
8:54	Live Cervical Q&A with Panel
9:10	Adjourn
Friday, July 3	Deformity and MIS
12:00 pm PDT	Welcome and Supporter Acknowledgment
12:05	Non-CME Tech Update: Maximizing Lordosis with Posterior MIS Approaches Supported by: Globus Medical Choll Kim, MD
CME SESSION 3: Spinal Deformity
12:23	Cervical Deformity Update	John Shin, MD
12:30	MIS in Adult Spinal Deformity	Tom Cha, MD
12:37	How to Avoid Creating Deformity	Ray Hah, MD
12:44	Which Comes First: Deformity Surgery or THA Surgery?	Adam Sassoon, MD
12:51	Live Deformity Q&A with Panel
1:11	Non-CME Tech Update: StealthStation™ Navigation System: How Image-Guidance Technology has Enhanced My Spine Practice Supported by: Medtronic Kee Kim, MD
1:29	Break—Visit Exhibitor Showcase on KASS Website
CME SESSION 4: MIS
1:39	Single Position Lumbar Fusion, Fad or Here to Stay?	Sean Keem, MD
1:46	Is MIS TLIF Relevant or a Niche?	Paul Kim, MD
1:53	Endoscopic Spine Surgery—Why Has it Not Taken Off in the US?	Brian Kwon, MD
2:00	Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion	Choll Kim, MD
2:07	Disc Herniation at L5-S1: OR Set-up & Managing Endo Instruments	Dong Chan Lee, MD
2:14	Migrated Disc at L4-5: Transforaminal Endoscopy	Hyeun Sung Kim, MD
2:21	Basic Steps and Management for Lumbar Endoscopic ULBD	Jin-Sung Luke Kim, MD
2:28	Non-CME Tech Update: De-Mystifying Endoscopic Spine Surgery: How I Got My Endo Spine Program Started Supported by: elliquence Choll Kim, MD & Brian Kwon, MD
2:46	Live MIS & Endoscopic Panel
3:06	Adjourn

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Questions or Virtual Exhibit Info? Contact Val Broyles

 

Did You Know?

Presentations from the 2019 Annual Meeting of KASS are available on SSFTV.org. Click here to create a free account to view the lectures.