West Coast Fellows Conference

Monthly interactive case-based conference comprising of several West-Coast Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Fellowship and Residency programs focused on  “fellow-level” clinical topics intended to leave the audience with 2-3 take-away points.

Rethinking Risk

Rethinking Risk – What Does It Mean for Patients vs. Surgeons? Presented by Jean-Christophe Leveque, MD on November 3, 2023. Part of the West Coast Fellows Conference Series.

Physician Leadership in Practice

Physician Leadership in Practice presented by Adam S. Kanter, MD on July 7, 2023. Part of the West Coast Fellows Conference presented by a collaboration of institutions.

Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Introduction to Endoscopic Spine Surgery presented by Peter Derman, MD, MBA on June 9, 2023. Part of the West Coast Fellows Connference.

Stoop to Conquer

“Stoop to Conquer” Overview & Principles of Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis presented by Venkat Ganapathy, MD on May 5, 2023. Part of the West Coast Fellows Connference. https://youtu.be/tPbvFqgvKT8

Data and Predictive Modeling

Using Data and Predictive Modeling to Improve Reliability presented by David Ou-Yang, MD on April 7, 2023. Part of the West Coast Fellows Conference Series.

Coronal Alignment Adult Deformity

Coronal Alignment in Adult Spinal Deformity presented by Alekos Theologis, MD on March 10, 2023. Part of the West Coast Fellows Conference Series presented by leading spine institutions and organizations.

Cervical Deformity Decisions

Cervical Deformity – Surgical Decision Making Principles presented by Venu Nemani, MD on February 3, 2023. Part of the West Coast Fellows Conference Series presented by leading spine institutions and organizations.

Developing & Leading

Developing & Leading a High Functioning Surgical Team with David Skaggs, MD on January 6, 2023. A part of the West Coast Fellows Conference series.

Patient Specific Implants - Donald J. Blaskiewicz, MD

The Impact of Patient Specific Implants presented by Donald J. Blaskiewicz, MD on December 2, 2022. Part of the West Coast Fellows Conference Series

Cervical Disc Replacement : 20 Minutes Or Less

Cervical Disc Replacement – What I Need to Know in 20 Minutes or Less with Rick Sasso, MD on September 9, 2022.

Cervical Spine Pathology and Decision Making

Cervical Spine Pathology and Decision Making with Nitin N. Bhatia, MD, on May 13, 2022.

Robotics / Navigation in 2022

Robotics and Navigation in 2022: Where Are We? How Do I Avoid Being a Fool With a Tool? with Rajiv K. Sethi, MD, on March 18, 2022.

Sagittal Plane Alignment

Sagittal Plane Alignment with Michael Kelly, MD on February 11, 2022.

New Concepts in Spinal Deformity Surgery

New Concepts in Spinal Deformity Surgery with Rod J. Oskouian, MD, on December 17, 2021.

Staging for Circumferential-MIS

Staging for Circumferential-MIS correction of severe ASD: What it has taught me and where are we now. with Neel Anand, MD on November 5, 2021.

MIS Lateral Approach for Thoracic Disk Herniation

MIS Lateral Approach for Thoracic Disk Herniation with Juan Uribe, MD, on July 23, 2021.

Health Economics and Spine Care :Sig Berven, MD

Health Economics and Spine Care with Sig Berven, MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco on May 21, 2021.

Radiation Safety in Spine Surgery

Radiation Safety in Spine Surgery with Stephen Ryu, MD, on March 19, 2021.

Options For Iliac Screw Trajectory

Options for Iliac Screw Trajectory with Eric Klineberg, MD, on January 22, 2021.