2nd Annual HOI Hoag Orthopedic Institute Spine Symposium

Friday, May 16, 2025

8:00am – 5:00pm

Breakfast & Sign-in 7:30am

Balboa Bay Resort

1221 West Coast Hwy
Newport Beach, CA 92663

Event Description

Hoag Orthopedics 501(c)(3) is pleased to invite you to join your clinical colleagues at the 2nd Annual Hoag Orthopedic Institute Spine Symposium, held at the beautiful Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, California. Experts in the field of spine will present on a variety of topics related to spinal surgery, non-operative care, and discussions ranging from surgery in the ambulatory surgery center to complex deformity cases. Attendees are encouraged to engage in discussion portions of the event.

Target Audience

Orthopedists, anesthesiologists, allied health professionals, nursing staff, medical students, residents, fellows, physical therapists, research staff, clinical and administrative leaders.

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Course Director

Jeremy Smith, MD
Division Chief of Spine Surgery, Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Program Director, Orthopedic Spine Surgery Fellowship

Keynote Speaker

Gregory Mundis, MD
San Diego Spine Foundation
Scripps Health

Faculty and Guest Speakers

Dr. Gerald Alexander
Dr. Jesse Caballero
Dr. Jeffrey Deckey
Dr. Michael Eng
Dr. Payam Farjoodi
Dr. Steven Girdler
Dr. Michael Gordon
Dr. Mark Hambly
Dr. Sohaib Zafar Hashmi
Dr. Pawel Jankowski
Dr. Adam Kanter
Dr. Sanjay Khurana
Dr. Richard Lee
Dr. Jason Liauw
Dr. Burak Ozgur
Dr. Richard M. Paicius
Dr. Alexandre Rasouli
Dr. Josua Schwind
Dr. Grant Schifflett
Dr. Casey Slattery
Dr. Sonal Sodha
Dr. Kushagra Verma
Dr. Erick Westbroek
Dr. Jon White

CME Accreditation

OBJECTIVES 1. Explain key concepts in counseling patients on non-surgical options for back pain. 2. Identify evidence-based therapies to enhance the care of non-operative spine patients. 3. Apply advanced techniques in the planning and execution of deformity surgery. 4. Describe key findings from spinal deformity case outcomes. 5. Explain long-term outcomes associated with different surgical approaches for spinal fusion. 6. Use knowledge of complications from different surgical approaches to improve the quality of practice. 7. Evaluate the use of robotics and navigation in spine surgery. ACCREDITATION This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and Orthopaedic Education and Research Institute of Southern California. The Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is accredited by the CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation: Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit can apply to the CMA Certification of Continuing Medical Education.

MITIGATION OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of the CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information	Role in Activity	Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Gerald Alexander, M.D.	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Jesse Caballero, M.D.	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Jeffrey Deckey, M.D.	Faculty	Consulting Fee-NuVasive, Inc.\|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-NuVasive, Inc.\|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-SpineArt\|Consulting Fee-SpineArt
Michael Eng, M.D.	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Michael Gordon, M.D.	Faculty	Consulting Fee-Life Spine
Pawel Jankowski, M.D.	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Sanjay Khurana, M.D.	Faculty	Consulting Fee-Globus Medical, Inc.\|Consulting Fee-Stryker (Any division)
Gregory Mundis, MD	Faculty	Consulting Fee-Globus\|Consulting Fee-Orthofix\|Consulting Fee-SI Bone\|Consulting Fee-theradaptive
Richard Paicius, M.D.	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Alexandre Rasouli, MD	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Casey Slattery, M.D.	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Jeremy Smith, M.D.	Course Director, Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Kush Verma, M.D.	Faculty	Consulting Fee-Stryker (Any division)\|Consulting Fee-NuVasive, Inc.
Erick Westbroek, M.D.	Faculty	Nothing to disclose
Adam Kanter, M.D.	Faculty	Consulting Fee-NuVasive, Inc.\|Consulting Fee-Zimmer (Any division)
Payam Farjoodi, MD	Faculty	Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Precision Spine
Burak Ozgur, M.D.	Faculty	Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-SpineArt\|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Spinal Elements\|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-GS Medical\|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Globus Medical, Inc.
Sonal Sodha, MD	Faculty	Nothing to disclose