Symposium Program

Welcome Remarks
Sudhir Diwan, MD, Scott Woska, MD, Christopher Gharibo, MD

Pluripotent Stem Cells -Induced vs Embryonic: Laboratory to Clinical Practice
Jen Li Pan, MD (Taiwan)

Intraosseous Injections for Advanced OA
Steven Sampson, DO

Intradiscal BMAC for Disc Regeneration after Microdiscectomy
Roger Hartl, MD

Orthobilogics for Chronic MSK: What is the evidence?
Steve Aydin, DO

Review of evidence on Intradiscal MSCs
Sudhir Diwan, MD

Panel Discussion with Doug Beall, MD
How to integrate the RM into your practice: The best practice Model
Panel members: Steven Sampson, DO, Jen Li Pan, MD, Roger Hartl, MD, Steve Aydin, DO

Recent Advances in Shoulder Interventions: Cryo vs. RFA
Agnes Stogicza, MD (Hungary)

Role of Dynamic Ultrasound in Regenerative Therapy
Chih-Peng Lin, MD (Taiwan)

Peripheral Blood Derived VSEL Stem Cells
Shahzad Anwar, MD (Pakistan)

Sonographic Anatomy: Challenges and Solutions
Charles De Oliveira, MD (Brazil)

Controversies in Ultrasound Guidance with Complex MSK Procedures
George Chang Chien, DO

Keynote: Future of Biologics in Spine, Orthopaedic, and MSK conditions
Annu Navani, MD

Recent Advances in Neuromodulation: Has It Improved Outcome?
Robert Levy, MD

Phantom Limb Pain, SCS? or DRG? or Both?
Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD (UK)

The Science Behind Programming Spinal Cord Stimulators
Jose De Andres, MD (Spain)

SCS Trial: Do We Need a Trial?
Ashish Shetty, MD (UK)

DRG for Chronic Axial Back Pain
Kenneth Chapman, MD

Panel Discussion with Robert Levy, MD
Closed Loop vs. Open Loop SCS stimulation
Panel Members: Kiran Patel, MD, Steve Rosen, MD, Corey Hunter, MD, Mayank Gupta, MD, Sean Li, MD

Lateral Stimulation for Focal Neuropathic Pain
Lou Raso, MD

TDD vs. SCS: Cost-effectiveness
Harold Cordner, MD

Quality Pain Management: An Emerging Concept in Chronic Pain
Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD (Switzerland)

Navigating Complex Case of Neuromodulation
Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD (Peru)

The Era of Personalization: Innovations in Pain Solutions
Sayeed Emal Wahezi, MD

Keynote: Neuromodulation: Past, Present, and Future
Giancarlo Barolat, MD

Palliative Procedures for Metastatic Cancer Pain
Ricardo Sanchez Plancarte, MD (Mexico)

IDDS: Novel Dosing Parameters 
Hemant Kalia, MD

Challenges in Cancer Pain Management
Hemant Kalia, MD

Splanchnic vs. Celiac Plexus Block for Visceral Cancer Pain
Carolina Hernandez Porras, MD (Mexico)

ITDD PACC Guidelines
Amitabh Gulati, MD

Panel discussion on Challenges in Cancer Pain Management with Stanley Golovac, MD
Panel members: Karina Gritsenko, MD, Carolina Hernandez Porras, MD, Hemant Kalia, MD, Vinay Puttanniah, MD, Amerash Vydyanathan, MD

Ultrasound for Spine: Do We Need Fluoroscope?
Sadiq Bhayani, MD (Abu Dhabi)

Neglected Specialty of Pediatric Pain
Veronica Carullo, MD

Interpretation of Imaging of Complex Spinal Conditions
Doug Beall, MD

Knee RFA: Best Evidence
Karina Gritsenko, MD

Advanced Interventional Pain and Opioid Crisis
Vanila Singh, MD

Clinical Psychology Underutilized
Michael Schatman, PhD

Keynote: Future of Spine Surgeries: Open vs. MISS
Timothy Deer, MD

SI fusions: Best Approach for Safety and Effectiveness
Steven Falowski, MD

Update on Basivertebral Ablation
Brian Durkin, DO

Dysfunctional Multifidus
Christopher Gilligan, MD

Endoscopic Spine
Sukdeb Datta, MD

Advanced Innovative Pain Interventions in Difficult Spine Cases
Neeraj Jain, MD (India)

Panel Discussion with Sudhir Diwan, MD
Symptomatic Relief vs. Addressing the Root Cause
Panel members: Kyle Kiesel, PT, Alif Noeriyanto Rahman, MD, Neeraj Jain, MD, Sukdeb Datta, MD, Brian Durkin, DO

Spinal Neuroplasty: Review of Technique and Evidence
Victor Silva, MD (Mexico)

Getting Paid for Minimally Invasive Procedures
Sean Li, MD

Discogenic Pain vs Vertebral Body Pain: Clinical Management
Dawood Sayed, MD

Interspinous Decompression: Posterior vs Lateral Approach
Steven Falowski, MD

SI Fusion: Effectiveness of One vs Two vs Three Implants
Arpit Patel, DO

Keynote: Clinical Practice, Research, and Industry Partnership: Balanced Integration
Leonardo Kapural, MD

NYS Take Home Naloxone and the Chronic Pain Patient
Christopher Gharibo, MD

Denials, Appeals, and Disputes: A Worsening Crisis
Robert Tiso, MD

EMG/NCV: Recent Advances and Clinical Implications
Scott Woska, MD

Ketamine Infusion for Neuropathic Pain
Edward Rubin, MD

Panel discussion with Ira Fox, MD
Review of Practice Guidelines for Anticoagulants in Spinal Procedures
Panel members: Gabor B. Racz, MD, Amerash Vydyanathan, MD, Scott Woska, MD, Ripu Arora, MD, Alif Noeriyanto Rahman, MD

PNS: Clinical Implications for Chronic Back Pain
Sean Li, MD

Do We Need Wireless Neuromodulation?
Andrea Trescot, MD

Neuromodulation on Facial Pain
Miles Day, MD

Advanced Neuromodulation for Pelvic Pain
Ashish Shetty, MD (UK)

Peripheral Neurolysis: Pulsed vs Thermal RF
Steve Aydin, DO

Keynote: Negative studies in Neuromodulation – True Science or Sensationalism?
Konstantin Slavin, MD