Specialists from Cedars-Sinai Spine can discuss news from the Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting. Image by Getty.
Neurosurgeons and Orthopedic Spine Surgeons to Present New Research on Robotic-Assisted Surgery, Pediatric Spine Patient Outcomes and Surgeon Wellness, at the Scoliosis Research Society 60th Annual Meeting.
Clinicians and investigators from the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center will present new research at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Sept.16-20 in Charlotte, North Carolina. All experts are available for interviews during and following the meeting.
Presentations will highlight advances in robotic-assisted surgery, pediatric spine outcomes, surgical navigation and surgeon wellness.
Cedars-Sinai Experts
David Skaggs, MD, co-director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, executive vice chair of the Department of Orthopaedics, and director of Pediatric Orthopaedics, is an expert advancing surgical care for children with spinal deformities and trauma. He has developed multiple spinal implant systems and pioneered techniques now widely adopted in pediatric spine surgery.
Alexander Tuchman, MD, co-director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center and assistant professor of Neurosurgery, can discuss new research on cervical laminectomy versus laminoplasty, and navigation in pediatric scoliosis treatment. He treats rare spinal conditions such as achondroplasia, as well as sagittal plane deformities and flatback syndrome.
