Agenda: Becker's 21st Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference

7:30 AM	Registration Opens
8:30 - 9:55 AM	Sessions
9:55 - 10:15 AM	Networking Break in the Foyer
10:15 - 11:40 AM	Sessions
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall

12:55 - 3:05 PM	Sessions
3:05 - 3:35 PM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:35 - 5:20 PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall & Registration Open
8:00 - 10:20 AM	Sessions
10:20 - 10:55 AM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10: 55 AM - 12:20 PM	Sessions
12:30 - 1:30 PM	Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall

1:35 - 3:00 PM	Sessions
3:00 - 3:35 PM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:35 - 5:20 PM	Sessions
5:20 - 6:30 PM	Closing Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

Start Time	Track	Session Type	Name	Speakers
6:00 PM		Networking Opportunities	Welcome Reception

Start Time	Track	Session Type	Name	Speakers
7:30 AM		Networking Opportunities	Registration Opens
8:30 AM	Track A	Keynote Panel	Orthopedic Practice Growth for the Next 5 Years	Ronjon Paul, MD, Chief Emeritus, Duly Spine Surgery Department, Duly Health and Care Jon Schmidt, Vice President, Operations, Rothman Orthopaedics of Florida Heather McFarland, DO, FASA, System Director, Perioperative Enterprise Services and Anesthesia Value Network; Associate Chief Medical Officer, Academic Market, University Hospitals Steve Holtzclaw, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Orthopaedic Partners
8:30 AM	Track E	Panel	Big Trends, Opportunities in Pain Management and Outpatient Anesthesia	Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Akshat Gargya, MD, FIPP, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center Yeshvant Navalgund, MD, Chief Medical Officer, National Spine & Pain Centers Stephen Esper, MD, MBA, Director, UPMC Center for Perioperative Care; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical School
9:15 AM	Track A	Panel	Can Orthopedic and Spine ASCs Remain Independent?	Jack Dillon, Chief Executive Officer, Anesthesia Practice Consultants Severko Hrywnak, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center Curtis Mayse, Chief Executive Officer, SOSI Steamboat Orthopaedic Spine Institute Jene Becerra, RN, BSN, Nurse Administrator Director of Nursing, Crown Point Surgical Suites
9:15 AM	Track B	Panel	Endoscopic Surgery, Biologics, AR and More in Spine	Ying Chen, DO, Credentialling, Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital Daniel Choi, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and Owner, Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island Alfonso Garcia, MD, Spine Surgeon, Cirugía Endoscópica de Columna Vinay Belamkar, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Apollo Pain Center
9:15 AM	Track C	Featured Session	Empowering Healthcare Providers: Strategies for Maximizing Reimbursements for Personal Injury Patients	Reid Zeising, CEO and Founder, Gain
9:15 AM	Track D	Panel	Best Ideas for Successful Orthopedic Practice Mergers	Adam Berry, MHA, CEO, Summit Orthopedics Adnan Qureshi, Senior Vice President, Kaufman Hall Daryl Osbahr, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, Managing Partner and Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedics Florida and Chairman and Executive Medical Director, Rothman Orthopaedics Florida at AdventHealth Jared Langus, Partner, ECG Management Consultants
9:15 AM	Track E	Presentation	No Pain Minnesota: A Regional and National Model of Non-Pharmacological Chronic Pain Management	Arti Prasad, MD, FACP, ABIM, ABOIM, CPDC, CPE, Chief Strategic Development Officer and Director, ECHO Minnesota, Hennepin Healthcare; Medicine Professor, University of Minnesota Richard Printon, MD, Medical Director, Integrative Health, Hennepin Healthcare
9:15 AM	Track F	Panel	Profitability in Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Management	Geri Eaves, BSN, RN, CASC, CNOR, Administrator, Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center Zeeshan Tayeb, MD, Owner and Medical Director, Pain Specialists of Cincinnati Jessica Rodriguez,, Executive Director, OAM Surgery Center Helen Aretakis, Administrator, Orthopaedic Surgical Institute
9:15 AM	Track G	Presentation	A Posterior-only Muscle Sparing Approach to Minimally Invasive Adult Spinal Deformity Correction Surgery	Christopher Baggott, MD, Neurosurgeon, SSM Health Dean Medical Group
9:55 AM	Networking Opportunities		Networking Break in the Foyer
10:15 AM	Track A	Panel	The Strategic Partnerships Orthopedic Practices Need Next	AJ Mencias, MD, President, South Bend Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine; Orthopedic Surgeon, Allied Physicians Surgery Center; Partner and Board Member, OrthoAlliance, Allied Physicians Surgery Center Mihir Patel, MD, Partner, OrthoIndy Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, MS, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; President and Founder, Michigan Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Institute Bus Tarbox, MD, MBA, President, Columbia Orthopaedic Group
10:15 AM	Track B	Panel	Shopping for Spine Robots: What ASCs Should Consider	Grant Booher, MD, Neurosurgeon, Longhorn Brain and Spine David Negron, MBA, CST, Senior Director, Operations and Logistics, Hospital for Special Surgery George Walker, MBA, Orthopedic Service Line Administrator, Houston Methodist
10:15 AM	Track C	Panel	Where Orthopedic, Spine Patient Referrals Will Come From in 5 Years	Corey Welchlin, DO, Owner, Center for Specialty Care Maahir Haque, MD, Spine Surgeon, Spine Group Orlando Amy Wickman, MD, Spine Surgeon, Alta Orthopaedics Martha Bailey, MS-HSM, Chief Administrator, HSS West Side Ambulatory Surgery Center
10:15 AM	Track D	Panel	Data-Driven Orthopedics: How the Best Surgeons and Groups are Leveraging Information	Rebecca Urban, M.Ed, System Director of Surgical Services Servicelines, Summa Health Daryl Osbahr, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, Managing Partner and Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedics Florida and Chairman and Executive Medical Director, Rothman Orthopaedics Florida at AdventHealth Mike O'Shea, MBA BSN, Vice President Operations, Surgical Services & Neuroscience Institute, Endeavor Health
10:15 AM	Track E	Panel	Pain Management and Outpatient Anesthesia: Top Concepts Today	Akshat Gargya, MD, FIPP, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center Timothy Lubenow, MD, Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Professor and Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Rush University Medical Center Peter Bekas, Administrator, Fort Apache Surgery Center
10:15 AM	Track F	Featured Session	How ASCs Can Gain Leverage in Payer Contract Negotiations	Brett Spark, Co-Founder and President, Aroris
10:15 AM	Track G	Presentation	Starting Your Own Ambulatory Surgery Center: The Dream or the Nightmare?	Maulik Bhalani, MD, Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Florida Pain Medicine
11:00 AM	Track A	Keynote Panel	Big Payer Trends in Spine and Orthopedics	Adam J. Bruggeman, MD, Chief Executive Officer and Surgeon, Texas Spine Care Center Andrew Lovewell, MHA, MSHI, FACHE, FACHDM, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Orthopaedic Group Vishal Mehta, MD, President and Managing Partner, Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute Chris Greenman, MBA, MHA, CMPE, Chief Executive Officer, Vail Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery
11:00 AM	Track B	Semi-Keynote Panel	What ASCs Need to Thrive in Value-based Care	Paul Bruning, DHA, Neuromusculoskeletal Service Line Director, Silicon Valley Division, Sutter Health Jeffrey Flynn, CASC, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Gramercy Surgery Center; President, New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Aaron Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Twin Cities Orthopedics
11:00 AM	Track F	Presentation	Key Legal Issues for Surgery Centers and Practices	Scott Becker, JD, Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Founder,, McGuireWoods LLC Timothy J. Fry, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP Gretchen Townshend, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
11:50 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Opportunities	Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
12:55 PM	Track A	Panel	Big Threats, Opportunities in Spine, Orthopedics and ASCs	Earl Kilbride, MD, MHA, Orthopedic Surgeon, Austin Orthopedic Institute Peter Passias, MD, Professor, Duke School of Medicine; Associate Chief of Spinal Surgery, Departments of Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgery, Duke University Hospital Ashley Hilliard, MBA, MSN, RN, CPAN, Administrator, Deerpath Ambulatory Surgery Center Nikolas Jannetta, Director, Operations, National Spine and Pain Centers
12:55 PM	Track B	Presentation	Leveraging Federal Independent Dispute Process (IDR) to Maximize Practice Revenues	Daniel Choi, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and Owner, Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island
12:55 PM	Track B	Presentation	Enabling Technologies in Spine Surgery
12:55 PM	Track C	Featured Session	Is AI the New Easy Button for Orthopedic Practices?	Robert Murry, MD, PhD, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer, NextGen Healthcare Molly Van Oordt, Vice President, Specialty Solutions, NextGen Healthcare Keith Michael Nord, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Orthopedic & Spine
12:55 PM	Track D	Panel	What Patient-Focused Orthopedic Care Actually Means	Paul Bruning, DHA, Neuromusculoskeletal Service Line Director, Silicon Valley Division, Sutter Health Bus Tarbox, MD, MBA, President, Columbia Orthopaedic Group Teresa Kusper, DO, Director Pain Management, Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital
12:55 PM	Track E	Panel	Pain Management Pay Trends and Ancillary Opportunities	Jeff Ellison, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Pain & Spine Kimberley Haynes-Henson, MD, Associate Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship and Medical Director, Pain Management Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center Zeeshan Tayeb, MD, Owner and Medical Director, Pain Specialists of Cincinnati Anju Madnani, MD, Medical Director, Oxford valley pain and surgical center
12:55 PM	Track F	Panel	How Physician Investors Can Make Better Investments and Decisions	Amit Patel, MD, CEO, Summit Spine & Joint Centers - Canton (FKA Georgia Interventional Pain - E) Adam Shurtz, Administrator, Riverwoods Surgery Center and Timpview Surgery Center Terry Bohlke, CPA CMA CASC, Vice President ASCs, Community Health Systems George Cybulski, MD, Director, Spine Surgery, Humboldt Park Health
12:55 PM	Track G	Panel	What Physicians Want Most from ASC Employers Today	Alyson Engle, MD, Physician, Northwestern Medical Group Ramis Gheith, MD, MS, BSN, FASA, Medical Director, Mercy Hospital Jefferson FKA Jefferson Regional Medical Center Festus MO Olga Medowska, Director, Operations, ANR Clinic
1:40 PM	Track A	Panel	Orthopedic, Spine Practice Landscape and M&A in 2 Years	Earl Anderson, Chief Development Officer, Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance Akshay Yadhati, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Ortho Rhode Island Rich Searles, Partner, Merritt Healthcare
1:40 PM	Track B	Panel	How to Make Spine ASCs More Efficient	Sheel Patel, MD, Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Specialist, APAC Centers for International Pain Management Lianne McDowell, CASC, Director, Operations, Amsurg Ruben Azocar, MD, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Julie Berzins, RN BSN CNOR, Director of Nursing/VP of Operations, IVSC
1:40 PM	Track C	Panel	Technology Revolutionizing Spine, Orthopedics Today	Dean Karahalios, MD, Neurosurgeon, Advocate Aurora Medical Group John Stevenson, MD, Neurosurgeon, The Orthopaedic Institute Clay Dorenkamp, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Michigan Orthopedic Center Deepak Reddy, MD, Spine Surgeon, South Bend Orthopaedics
1:40 PM	Track D	Panel	Diversity in Orthopedics: Big Ideas and Concepts for the Next 10 Years	Terrence T. Crowder, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Sonoran Spine Center Tammy Smittle, RN, BSN, MHA, Chief Nursing Executive, Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital; Chief Executive Officer, Stonegate Surgery Center Louis Nel, Neuro-Spine Surgeon, Spine Africa Norah Foster, MD, Medical Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Premier Health; Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Miami Valley Hospital; Associate Professor, Wright State University
1:40 PM	Track E	Panel	How to Build an Integrated Pain Practice	Eric Schnapp, Chief Executive Officer, Resolve Pain Solutions Thomas Hudgins, MD, Section Head, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialty Programs, Endeavor Health Neurosciences Institute Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, MMM, Professor and Division Chief, Pain Management, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
1:40 PM	Track F	Panel	The Evolving ASC Landscape: Optimizing Opportunities in Orthopedics and Spine	Naya Kehayes, Partner, ECG Management Consultants Amy Coletti, Principal, ECG Management Consultants Catherine Ruppe, RN, Associate Principal, ECG Management Consultants Matt Kilton, Partner, ECG Management Consultants Tom Flory, Associate Principal, ASC Services, ECG Management Consultants
1:40 PM	Track G	Panel	How ASCs Can Succeed in the New Era of Value-Based Care	James Chen, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, DISC Sports & Spine Center John Evans, Administrator, Total Spine and Brain Institute Shannon Cameron, MBA, MHIIM, Chief Operating Officer, Revenue Cycle, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
2:25 PM	Track A	Panel	Spine and Orthopedic Industry Disruptors: What Will Revolutionize the Industry	Janet Carlson, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, Executive Director, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Commonwealth Pain & Spine Adam Berry, MHA, CEO, Summit Orthopedics Robert Tatsumi, MD, President, Oregon Spine Care
2:25 PM	Track B	Panel	Spine Surgery and ASCs: What to Expect before 2030	Chad Campion, MD, Spine Surgeon, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics Anis Mekhail, MD, Spine Surgery / Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago Parkview Orthopaedic Group
2:25 PM	Track C	Featured Session	Navigating the Future of Spine Surgery: PathKeeper's Role in the Ascendance of Ambulatory Surgery Centers	Erez Lampert, CEO, PathKeeper Surgical Ryan LeBlanc, Chief Commercial Officer, PathKeeper Surgical Adam Lewis, MD, President, Jackson Neurosurgery Clinic Jeff Wertz, Clinical Advisor, PathKeeper Surgical Alpesh Patel, MD, Co-Director, Northwestern Center for Spine Health; President, Cervical Spine Research Society
2:25 PM	Track D	Panel	How Orthopedic ASCs Take the Patient Experience to the Next Level	Ryan Molli, DO, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Whole Health Orthopedic Institute Judy Eustace, VP, United Musculoskeletal Partners Melanie Ouellette, RN, CIC, Quality Nurse, Risk Manager, Orchard Surgical Center Cheraire Lyons, PhD, MBA, Vice President, Revenue Cycle, Alliance Spine and Pain Centers
2:25 PM	Track E	Panel	Navigating the Biggest Threats and Opportunities in Pain Management and Outpatient Anesthesia Today	Sterling Elliott, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Pharmacist Lea, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Andrey Ibragimov, MSN, RN, Director, Ingalls Same Day Surgery Center Kenneth Candido, MD, Chair, Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Devi Nampiaparampil, MD, MS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metropolis Pain Medicine
2:25 PM	Track F	Panel	Integrated Pain Practice Development: Big Ideas and Concepts for the Next Year	Amit Patel, MD, CEO, Summit Spine & Joint Centers - Canton (FKA Georgia Interventional Pain - E) Jonathan Davis, Chief Operating Officer, Clearway Pain Solutions Jennifer Danner, BSN, RN, Senior Director, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Praveen Suchdev, MD, Owner, Pain Solutions
2:25 PM	Track G	Panel	Big Ideas to Grow Patient Volume without Breaking the Budget	Elisa Auguste, CASC, Administrator, Precision Care Surgery Center; Board Member, New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Scott Reynolds, MBA, PT, ATC, Director, Spine and NeuroScience Service Line, Self Regional Healthcare Kevin Youmans, Administrator, Casper Surgical Center Tony Spasaro, MBA, Director, Ambulatory and Surgical Services, Monument Health Nitesh Kumar, MD, MBA, Director of Business Development & TBI Specialist, Lakeview Hospital and Neuro-Rehab Center
3:05 PM	Networking Opportunities		Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:35 PM	Track A	Keynote Panel	The Competitive Landscape for Orthopedic Supergroups	Adam Berry, MHA, CEO, Summit Orthopedics Nicholas Grosso, MD, FAAOS, President, The Center for Advanced Orthopaedics Michael Boblitz, Chief Executive Officer, Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic
4:20 PM	Track A	Celebrity Keynote	Keynote Interview - Jerry Rice, Pro Football Hall of Fame Wide Receiver, Three-time Super Bowl Champion	Jerry Rice, Former NFL Wide Receiver, 3-time Super Bowl Champion
5:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Opportunities	Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

Start Time	Track	Session Type	Name	Speakers
7:00 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Opportunities	Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall & Registration Open
8:00 AM	Track A	Keynote Panel	Technology Transforming the Future of Spine	Zoher Ghogawala, MD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Clinic Richard Wohns, MD, Medical Director, NeoSpine Carlos Bagley, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS, Professor, Neurological Surgery; Orthopedic Surgeon; Executive Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery Department, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
8:00 AM	Track B	Semi-Keynote Panel	The Next Generation of Spine Surgeon Entrepreneurs	Vivek Mohan, MD, MS, Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedic Spine Institute Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, MS, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; President and Founder, Michigan Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Institute
8:45 AM	Track A	Panel	Technologies That Will Define the Next Generation of Spine	Jeremy Steinberger, MD, Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery Department, Mount Sinai Health Systems; Neurosurgery and Orthopedics Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine Mark Testaiuti, MD, FAANS, Director of Spinal Surgery, Director of Spine SCA/ Fellowship Surgical Center, VP Coastal Spine, PC Mount Laurel, NJ Shehzad Choudry, MD, Director, Interventional Spine and Pain, Orlando Health Interventional Spine Pain Department
8:45 AM	Track B	Panel	ASC Accreditation Focus: Top Strategies to Boost Quality	Suzanne Mell, MSN RN, Administrator, Mayfield Spine Surgery Center Marjorie Reiter, MPH, FACHE, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Surgery Center of Central NJ Barbara Smith, Administrator, Orthopaedic and Spine Center James Harrington, Clinical and Administrative Director, West Michigan Surgery Center LLC
8:45 AM	Track D	Presentation	Balancing Strategies: Growing Orthopedic Market Share in the ASC and Hospital	Jon Schmidt, Vice President, Operations, Rothman Orthopaedics of Florida Daryl Osbahr, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, Managing Partner and Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedics Florida and Chairman and Executive Medical Director, Rothman Orthopaedics Florida at AdventHealth
8:45 AM	Track E	Panel	Anesthesia Partnerships: What it Takes to Be Great	Kenneth Candido, MD, Chair, Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Cristina Tamasdan, MD, Associate Professor, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University; Director, Pain Management, St. Vincent's Medical Center Connecticut, Hartford HealthCare Denise Mills, MN, RN, Director, Perianesthesia, St. Joseph Medical Center Tracy Young, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Essential Anesthesia Management
8:45 AM	Track F	Panel	Best Strategies to Ace ASC Accreditation and Strengthen Quality of Care	Allison Lucas, MHA, Administrator, Northern Ohio Surgery Center Blane Uthman, CEO, Spine Center of Excellence LoAnn Vande Leest, RN, MBA-H, CNOR, CASC, Interim Executive Director, The Orthopaedic Surgery Center Jennifer Pagel, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Quality Manager, OAM Surgery Center at MidTowne
8:45 AM	Track G	Panel	Advice for Implementing New Service Lines at Your ASC	Janet Carlson, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, Executive Director, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Commonwealth Pain & Spine BJ DiMartini, MBA, MS, Chief Executive Officer, Excel Health
9:30 AM	Track A	Keynote Panel	The Old Tricks Young Spine Surgeons Should Still Master	Scott Blumenthal, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and Co-Director, Center for Disc Replacement, Texas Back Institute Brian Gantwerker, MD, Spine Surgeon and Neurosurgeon, The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles Vivek Mohan, MD, MS, Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedic Spine Institute Mark Testaiuti, MD, FAANS, Director of Spinal Surgery, Director of Spine SCA/ Fellowship Surgical Center, VP Coastal Spine, PC Mount Laurel, NJ
10:20 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:55 AM	Track A	Keynote Panel	The Next 5 Years of Spine and ASCs	Harel Deutsch, MD, Co-Director, Rush Spine Center, Rush University Medical Center John Prunskis, MD, FIPP, Medical Director and Principal, DxTx Pain & Spine Scott Hannum, MD, President and Medical Director, EmergeOrtho – Coastal ASC John Brown, Administrative Director, Musculoskeletal Institute, AdventHealth
10:55 AM	Track B	Semi-Keynote Panel	Exciting Advancements in Spine and Orthopedics	John Peloza, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Midwest Orthopedic and Spine Ken Rich, MD, President, Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic Paul Barach, MD, Professor, Senior Advisor to Dean, Thomas Jefferson College of Population Health; Imperial College London, UK Michael Redler, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Connecticut Orthopedics; Orthopedics Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Virginia; Assistant Clinical Medicine Professor, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Connecticut Orthopedics Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, CASC, Administrator, Boston OutPatient Surgical Suites
10:55 AM	Track C	Semi-Keynote Presentation	Key Healthcare Trends 2024	Scott Becker, JD, Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Founder,, McGuireWoods LLC
11:40 AM	Track A	Panel	Financial Growth for Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Management	Catherine Llavanes, Chief Executive Officer, Sante Health Partners Ambulatory Surgery Center Mike Graham, Associate Vice President, Orthopedics and Spine, HCA Healthcare Johnny Russell, DHA, MBA, Director, Area Operations, Sutter Health
11:40 AM	Track B	Presentation	Pioneering Neurovascular Office-Based Labs	Brandon Burnsed, MD, Neurosurgeon, Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic Jacob Rodman, Chief Executive Officer, Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic
11:40 AM	Track B	Semi-Keynote Panel	What Surgeons Need to Thrive With Value-Driven Care	Basil Besh, MD, Medical Director, Precision SurgiCenter Terrence T. Crowder, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Sonoran Spine Center Michael Redler, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Connecticut Orthopedics; Orthopedics Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Virginia; Assistant Clinical Medicine Professor, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Connecticut Orthopedics
11:40 AM	Track C	Panel	Today's Transformative Tech in Spine, Orthopedics	Daniel Choi, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and Owner, Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island Adam Lewis, MD, President, Jackson Neurosurgery Clinic
11:40 AM	Track D	Panel	The Questions Private Equity Still Needs to Answer in Orthopedics	John Webb, President, MMC Capital Markets Bowei Hao, MBA, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, HSS West Side Ambulatory Surgery Center Jose Marquez, CEO, Bluebonnet ASC Padma Nemani, MBA, VP of Revenue Cycle, SpineandSport
11:40 AM	Track E	Panel	Neuromodulation in ASCs and HOPDs: Everything You Need to Know	Ramis Gheith, MD, MS, BSN, FASA, Medical Director, Mercy Hospital Jefferson FKA Jefferson Regional Medical Center Festus MO Jaymin Shah, DO, RPh, Medical Director, Mercyhealth Pain Center Joshua Rosenow, MD, FAANS, FACS, Director, Functional Neurosurgery, Northwestern Medicine
11:40 AM	Track F	Featured Session	One Push for 48 Hours of PONV Prevention	Randy Robbins, MD, Managing Partner, Valiant Anesthesia Associates, PLLC
11:40 AM	Track G	Presentation	The Role of Recovery in Sustaining Peak Performance	Nick Propper, CPC, Chief Executive Officer, Impact Human Performance
12:30 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Opportunities	Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
1:35 PM	Track C	Featured Session	People, Processes and Platforms for your ASC	Sue Miller, ZB Edge Solutions Principal Consultant, Zimmer Biomet
1:45 PM	Track A	Panel	Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon Recruitment: Key Trends and Opportunities Ahead	Brittany Dobosz, MPH, Director, Spine Service Line, NewYork-Presbyterian Jeron Jackson, Service Line Administrator: Musculoskeletal-Orthopedics, Marshfield Clinic Health System Brian Gantwerker, MD, Spine Surgeon and Neurosurgeon, The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles Michael Jablonski, MD, Physician President, Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute
1:45 PM	Track B		Growing your ASC? Best Ideas to Add Service Lines	Fawn Esser-Lipp, MBA, BSN, CNOR, CASC, Executive Director, The Surgery Center LLC Jennifer Friend, CEO, Friend Surgical Solutions Matt Weaver, Director of Business Development, SCA Health
1:45 PM	Track D	Panel	Total Joints in ASCs: Best Ideas for a Successful Program	Brian Curtin, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Center Tricia Wollam, CASC, Clinical Administrator, Alliance Surgery Center Basil Besh, MD, Medical Director, Precision SurgiCenter Ritesh R. Shah, MD, Orthpedic Surgeon, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
1:45 PM	Track E	Panel	What Elite Anesthesia Partnerships Look Like	David Glatt, DO, FASA, Anesthesiology Department Chairman, Long Island Jewish – Valley Stream; Anesthesiology Assistant Professor, Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell Health Anthony Clavo, MD, Chief of Anesthesiology, North Park Surgical Institute Joshua Constable, DO, Regional Vice President, Clinical, Mid-Atlantic Region, NAPA Cory Hall, PA-C, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Presidio Surgery Center
1:45 PM	Track F	Panel	Addressing Biases, Disparities in Spine and Orthopedic Care	Ebby Varghese, MD, Medical Director, Comprehensive Pain Management Center; Associate Professor, Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri Lori Dumas, MSN, Orthopedic manager Outcomes and value, Adventhealth
1:45 PM	Track G	Panel	Cost-Cutting Techniques All ASCs Should Be Wielding	Catherine Llavanes, Chief Executive Officer, Sante Health Partners Ambulatory Surgery Center Ken Rosenquest, Chief Operating Officer, Constitution Surgery Allinace Alicia Gipson, MSN, RN, ASC Administrator, PSA Killeen Surgery Center Christina McDonald, MHA, Senior Director, Operations, TriasMD
2:20 PM	Track A	Keynote Panel	The Big Threats for ASCs Tomorrow and How to Win Anyway	John Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Fox Valley Orthopedics Hardy Sikand, Chief Executive Officer, Indiana Spine Group Joy Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Axion Spine Neurosurgery
2:20 PM	Track B	Semi-Keynote Panel	Threats and Opportunities on the Horizon in Spine	Carlos Bagley, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS, Professor, Neurological Surgery; Orthopedic Surgeon; Executive Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery Department, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Andrew Lovewell, MHA, MSHI, FACHE, FACHDM, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Orthopaedic Group David Mackey, MD, Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
3:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:35 PM	Track A	Panel	Big Headwinds for Orthopedic, Spine ASCs and What to Do Next	Daryl Steven Henshaw, MD, MBA, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Department, Wake Forest School of Medicine Janet Carlson, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, Executive Director, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Commonwealth Pain & Spine Taif Mukhdomi, MD, MS, MHA, Pain Physician, Pain Zero Tim Fuchs, Chief Development Officer, nimble solutions
3:35 PM	Track B	Panel	What it Takes to Build a Thriving Sports Medicine Practice	Gregory Howard, MD, Director, MHP Lifestyle Medicine & Bone Health Clinic Shane Nho, MD, Co-Director, Sports Medicine Division and Sports Medicine Fellowship; Head, Section, Young Adult Hip Surgery, Rush University Medical Center Michael Jablonski, MD, Physician President, Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute John Delucchi, PT, DPT, MBA, Clinic Manager, OrthoCarolina
3:35 PM	Track C	Panel	Little Known Orthopedic Technologies with Big Potential	Samer Hasan, MD, PhD, Department Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jewish Hospital; Co-Director, Cincinnati SportsMedicine; Cincinnati Shoulder and Elbow Fellowships;, Bon Secours MercyHealth Rob Swift, DO, Orthopedic Surgeon, American Spine and Orthopedics Jeffrey A. Moore, MD, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, The Surgical Hospital of Oklahoma Brett Shore, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, DISC Sports & Spine Center
3:35 PM	Track D	Panel	How to Make Bundled Payments, Risk-Based Pay a Win in Orthopedics	Basil Besh, MD, Medical Director, Precision SurgiCenter Kevin Plancher, MD, Surgeon, Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Scott Hannum, MD, President and Medical Director, EmergeOrtho – Coastal ASC
3:35 PM	Track E	Panel	Team Physicians: Big Concepts and Ideas for 2024 and Beyond	Kostas Economopoulos, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona Nikhil Verma, MD, Director, Division of Sports Medicine and Sports Medicine Fellowship, Rush University Medical Center Jason Koh, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist, Director, Endeavor Health Orthopaedic & Spine Institute
3:35 PM	Track G	Panel	Staff Recruitment and Retention: How to Gain a Competitive Edge	NYLEEN Flores, CPMSM, CPCS, Chief Administrative Officer, Lake Oconee Orthopedics Lori Martini, CASC, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Stratify Business Solutions Tedrick Jackson, MBA, Director of Physician Services, LCMC UMC
4:20 PM	Track A	Celebrity Keynote	Keynote Intervieew - Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach	Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach
5:20 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Opportunities	Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

Start Time	Track	Session Type	Name	Speakers
7:00 AM	Networking Opportunities		Continental Breakfast in Vevey Foyer
8:00 AM	Track A	Panel	The Next Spine, Orthopedic Procedures to Go Outpatient	Maahir Haque, MD, Spine Surgeon, Spine Group Orlando Katherine Wagner, MD, Neurosurgeon, Ventura Neurosurgery Barbara Smith, Administrator, Orthopaedic and Spine Center Mary Meier-Mathias, Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Orthopedic and Spine Institute and Northern Ohio Surgery Center
8:00 AM	Track B	Presentation	Building and Growing a Joint Center of Excellence	Kiel Pfefferle, MD, FAAOS, Division Head Adult Reconstruction, Medical Director, Joint Replacement Center of Excellence and Total Joint Surgeon, Summa Health Rebecca Urban, M.Ed, System Director of Surgical Services Servicelines, Summa Health Michelle Ingmire, MBA, VP Ambulatory Operations, Summa Health-Medina Surgery Center
8:00 AM	Track C	Presentation	Spinal Fusion in the Outpatient Setting: Less Invasive Cortical Pedicle Screw Lumbar Surgery	Michael Burdi, MD, Partner, Community Orthopedic Medical Group
8:00 AM	Track D	Presentation	Risk Stratification and Treatment for Bone Health Prior to Spine Surgery	Alan Greenwald, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Astria Health
8:45 AM	Track A	Keynote Panel	What's on the Horizon for Orthopedics and ASCs	Basil Besh, MD, Medical Director, Precision SurgiCenter Ali Mesiwala, MD, Neurosurgeon, DISC Sports & Spine Center Sam Derrick, MHA, Administrator, Full Circle Orthopedics PLLC Jacob Rodman, Chief Executive Officer, Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic
9:25 AM	Networking Opportunities		Networking Break in Vevey Foyer
9:45 AM	Track A		What Physicians Should Know before Selling to Private Equity	Eric Wieser, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, UMP Board Member, AOA Orthopedic Specialists Darrel Saldanha, MD, Owner, Hyde Park Surgery Center LLC Patrick Johnston, DO, FAAOS, Managing Partner, Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon, Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute William Foltyn, COO, Florida Pain Medicine
9:45 AM	Track B	Presentation	Perspectives on Surgery for a Body in Motion: Principles Redefining Care of the Hip-Spine Patient	Russ Bodner, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Northwestern Medicine
9:45 AM	Track C	Panel	Exciting Innovations and Trends in Sports Medicine	James Larson, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics - Bone and Joint Specialists of Winchester Division Ryan Kruse, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Sports Medicine Center Salvador Portugal, DO, Medical Director, Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Katherine Wojnowich, MD, Director, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Medical Group Sports Medicine
9:45 AM	Track D	Presentation	Establishing a Destination for Ortho Care	Michelle Ingmire, MBA, VP Ambulatory Operations, Summa Health-Medina Surgery Center Rebecca Urban, M.Ed, System Director of Surgical Services Servicelines, Summa Health
10:30 AM	Track A	Panel	Where Orthopedics, Spine and ASCs Fits in the Healthcare Value Equation	Cory Hall, PA-C, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Presidio Surgery Center Blane Uthman, CEO, Spine Center of Excellence Matt Kraemer, DPT, FACHE, Administrator, Orthopedic & Spine Institute, Northern Arizona Healthcare Catherine Humphrey, MD MBA, Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center
10:30 AM	Track B	Presentation	Developing the Most Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Centers By Harnessing the Expertise of Medical Equipment Companies	Jeffrey Flynn, CASC, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Gramercy Surgery Center; President, New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Gabriel Figueroa, CASC, Administrator, Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center
10:30 AM	Track D	Panel	What Great ASC Total Joint Programs Do Differently	Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Daryl Steven Henshaw, MD, MBA, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Department, Wake Forest School of Medicine Cheryl Parent, RN, Administrator, Glastonbury Surgery Center
11:15 AM	Track A	Keynote Panel	The Orthopedic Tech Nobody's Talking About - Yet	Raymond Hwang, MD, MEng, MBA, Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine; Spine Surgeon, Boston Orthopedic and Spine Tuan Bui, MD, Spine Surgeon, OrthoAtlanta Leon Anijar, MD, Interventional Pain Physician, Spine and Wellness Centers of America Rita Patel, Director, Device Innovation, HSS Hospital for Special Surgery

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9:45 AM - 11:55 AM	Sessions
11:55 AM	Conference Adjourns

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