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; President, Gramercy Surgery Center; New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Center 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 Pain Management; Chief Clinical Officer, Dx/Tx Pain and Spine Lianne McDowell, CASC, Director, Operations, Amsurg Ruben Azocar, MD, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 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, BSN, RN, MHA, 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, Chairman and President, Chicago Anesthesia Pain Specialists Devi Nampiaparampil, MD, MS, 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 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 | |