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Advanced MIS Techniques
Cadaveric Training Program
Saturday, February 07, 2015 7:30am - 4:30pm • Denver, CO
Course Description: MERC Advanced MIS Techniques is a program designed with each participant in mind. You will have the
opportunity to select and focus on your preferred technique to treat complex spinal disorders via posterior and lateral
approaches. Our team of highly trained and recognized faculty provides a customized learning experience through case
studies, panel discussions and a personalized bioskills lab.
Below are just a few examples of featured MIS Techniques:
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Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) with Direct Look™
Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL) Release
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Posterior Osteotomy
Lateral Access to the Thoracic Spine
COURSE CHAIRMEN:
Chad J. Prusmack, MD
Board-Certified Neurological Surgeon
Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic
Neurosurgeon Consultant to the Denver Broncos
Lone Tree, CO
Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
The Spine Institute of San Diego
Minimally Invasive Center of Excellence
San Diego, CA
*INVITED FACULTY
Khalid M. Abbed, MD
Chief, Yale Spine Institute
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Director, Spine Tumor Surgery
Neurosurgery Director, Yale-New Haven Spine Center
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Joseph R. O’Brien, MD, MPH
Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic, Surgery/Neurological Surgery
Associate Director of Spine Surgery,
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
Todd Doerr, M.D.
Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
Chair of Surgery at Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak
Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners
Scottsdale, AZ
Ray Oshtory, MD, MBA
Orthopaedic Surgeon
President and Medical Director
Pacific Heights Spine Center
San Francisco, CA
*Faculty is subject to change
Course Contact:
Selma Costa
Program Manager, Surgeon Education and Training
Ext. 1985
scosta@globusmedical.com
The Musculoskeletal Education and Research Center (MERC) is the
medical education unit of Globus Medical, Inc.
Globus Medical, Inc.
2560 General Armistead Avenue • Audubon, PA 19403
Ph. (610) 930-1800 • www.globusmedical.com