General Session: Biologics

Co-Author(s)

• Edem Abotsi

  NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

• Christopher Ames, MD

  Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery
  UCSF

• Ethan Ayres, MPH

  Research Fellow
  NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

• Douglas Beall, MD

  Chief of Services
  Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiology

• Shay Bess, MD

  Spine surgeon
  Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center - Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

• Randolph Bishop, MD

  Neurological and Spine Institute

• Scott Blumenthal, MD

  Co-Director
  Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute

• Aaron Buckland, MD

  Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of Spine Research
  NYU Langone Health

• Dushan Budimir

  Research and Data Advisor
  DK Orthopedics

• Douglas Burton, MD

  Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
  Kansas University Medical Center

• Hao Chen, MD, PhD

  Attending
  The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

• Connie Chung, PhD

  Research Scientist
  Vivex Biologics

• Andres Duque, MD, MSc

  Research Coordinator
  Rothman Orthopaedics

• Charla Fischer, MD

  Associate Professor
  NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

• Timothy Ganey, PhD

  Chief Technology Officer
  VIVEX Biologics

• Christopher Good, MD

  Spine Surgeon, President
  Virginia Spine Institute

• Catherine Gorick

  Graduate Student Researcher
  National Spine Health Foundation

• Christopher Gorini, PhD

  Research Director
  National Spine Health Foundation

• David Goss

  SMOC

• Munish Gupta, MD

  Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Neurological Surgery
  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University

• Robert Hart, MD, MA, MHCDS, FAOA

  Surgeon
  Swedish Neuroscience Institute

• Ehsan Jazini, MD

  Spine Surgeon
  Virginia Spine Institute

• Eric Klineberg, MD

  Professor, Vice Chair Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  University of California, Davis

• Renaud Lafage, MS

  Scientist
  Hospital For Special Surgery

• Virginie Lafage, PhD

  Senior Director Spine Research
  Hospital for Special Surgery
  Hospital for Special Surgery

• Jordan Manning

  Research Fellow
  NYU Langone Health

• Reynaldo McFarlane, MHA

  Research Coordinator
  Rothman Orthopaedics

• Gregory Mundis, Jr., MD

  Co-Director San Diego Spine Fellowship
  San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders

• Shabnam Namin, PhD

  Vice President of Research & Development
  Vivex Biologics

• Donna Ohnmeiss, DrMed

  Researcher
  Texas Back Institute Research Foundation

• Peter Passias, MD

  Associate Professor NYU School of Medicine
  NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

• Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD

  Chief, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital

• Kristen Radcliff, MD, FAOA

  Spine Surgeon
  Rothman Orthopaedics

• Rita Roy, MD

  CEO
  National Spine Health Foundation

• Thomas Schuler, MD

  Spine Surgeon, CEO, and Founder
  Virginia Spine Institute

• Frank Schwab, MD

  attending surgeon
  Hospital for Special Surgery

• Christopher Shaffrey, MD

  Duke University

• Renaud Sicard, PhD

  Principal Scientist
  Vivex Biologics

• Justin Smith, MD

  Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery
  University of Virginia Health System : Spine Center

• Jonathan Stieber, MD

  Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
  NYU Langone Health

• International Spine Study Group

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  ISSGF

• William Tally, MD

  Surgeon
  Athens Orthopedic Clinic

• Thomas Temple, MD

  Nova Southeastern University

• Christopher Varlotta, BS

  Research Fellow
  NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

• Dennis Vazquez-Montes, MS

  NYU Langone Orthopaedic Hospital

• Erik Wang, BA

  Research Fellow
  NYU Langone Health

• Gregory Wilson, MD

  Invictus Healthcare System

• Dainn Woo, BS

  Research Fellow
  NYU Langone Health

• Barrett Woods, MD

  spine surgeon
  Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

• Huilin Yang, MD, PhD

  Director of Orthopaedic Department
  The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Presenting Author(s)

• Mathieu Bannwarth, MD

  Research fellow
  Hospital for Special Surgery

• Glenn Buttermann, MD, MS

  Staff Surgeon
  Midwest Spine & Brain Institute

• Bryan Fox, MD

  Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center

• Timothy Ganey, PhD

  Chief Technology Officer
  VIVEX Biologics

• Richard Guyer, MD

  Co-Director Center for Disc Replacement, Fellowship Director
  Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute

• Colin Haines, MD

  Spine Surgeon, Director of Research
  Virginia Spine Institute

• Donald Kucharzyk, DO

  orthopaedic Surgeon
  DK Orthopedics

• Zong-Ping Luo, PhD

  Professor
  Soochow University

• Aslihan Sahin, MBS

  Research Fellow
  Rothman Orthopaedics

• Carolyn Stickley, BS

  Research Fellow
  NYU Langone Health

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM

  Clinical Investigation of the Safety and Preliminary Results of Cellularized Allograft Disc Matrix for the Treatment of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Degeneration
  Richard D. Guyer, MD – Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute; Scott L. Blumenthal, MD – Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute; Douglas Beall, MD – Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiology; Gregory Wilson, MD – Invictus Healthcare System; Randolph Bishop, MD – Neurological and Spine Institute; William Tally, MD – Athens Orthopedic Clinic; Thomas Temple, MD – Nova Southeastern University; Timothy Ganey, PhD – VIVEX Biologics; Donna D. Ohnmeiss, DrMed – Texas Back Institute Research Foundation
• 8:05 AM – 8:10 AM

  Posterior Bone-graft Options and Success in Single-level Circumferential Lumbar Fusions
  Glenn R. Buttermann, MD, MS – Midwest Spine & Brain Institute
• 8:10 AM – 8:15 AM

  The Use of rhBMP-2 in Cervical Arthrodesis for Patients with Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
  Colin Haines, MD – Virginia Spine Institute; Catherine M. Gorick – National Spine Health Foundation; Christopher Good, MD – Virginia Spine Institute; Thomas C. Schuler, MD – Virginia Spine Institute; Ehsan J. Jazini, MD – Virginia Spine Institute; Rita Roy, MD – National Spine Health Foundation; Christopher J. Gorini, PhD – National Spine Health Foundation
• 8:15 AM – 8:20 AM

  Biologics and Minimally Invasive Approach to TLIFs – What Is the Risk of Radiculitis?
  Carolyn Stickley, BS – NYU Langone Health; Aaron J. Buckland, MD – NYU Langone Health; Erik Wang, BA – NYU Langone Health; Jordan Manning – NYU Langone Health; Christopher G. Varlotta, BS – NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital; Dainn Woo, BS – NYU Langone Health; Ethan W. Ayres, MPH – NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital; Edem Abotsi – NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital; Dennis Vazquez-Montes, MS – NYU Langone Orthopaedic Hospital; Charla R. Fischer, MD – NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital; Jonathan R. Stieber, MD – NYU Langone Health; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD – New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital; Peter G. Passias, MD – NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
• 8:20 AM – 8:25 AM

  Viable Cellular Allograft for Spine Fusion: Clinical Success Comparing Two Surgical Techniques
  Bryan Fox, MD – Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center; Timothy Ganey, PhD – VIVEX Biologics; David Goss – SMOC
• 8:25 AM – 8:30 AM

  5 Minute Discussion
• 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM

  Bioavailability of Exosomes: In Vitro and in Vivo Reciprocity?
  Timothy Ganey, PhD – VIVEX Biologics; Connie Chung, PhD – Vivex Biologics; Shabnam Namin, PhD – Vivex Biologics; Renaud Sicard, PhD – Vivex Biologics
• 8:35 AM – 8:40 AM

  Use of BMP for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Patterns of Usage and Changes over the past Decade
  Mathieu Bannwarth, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery; Justin S. Smith, MD – University of Virginia Health System : Spine Center; Shay Bess, MD – Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center - Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children; Eric Klineberg, MD – University of California, Davis; Christopher P. Ames, MD – UCSF; Robert A. Hart, MD, MA, MHCDS, FAOA – Swedish Neuroscience Institute; Gregory M. Mundis, Jr., MD – San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders; Renaud Lafage, MS – Hospital For Special Surgery; Munish C. Gupta, MD – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University; Douglas Burton, MD – Kansas University Medical Center; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD – Duke University; Frank Schwab, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery; Virginie Lafage, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery; International Spine Study Group – ISSGF
• 8:40 AM – 8:45 AM

  Use of Calcium Sulfate Beads Is Associated with Increased Complication Rates After Lumbar or Cervical Spine Fusion
  Aslihan P. Sahin, MBS – Rothman Orthopaedics; Andres F. Duque, MD, MSc – Rothman Orthopaedics; Reynaldo A. McFarlane, MHA – Rothman Orthopaedics; Barrett I. Woods, MD – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute; Kristen E. Radcliff, MD, FAOA – Rothman Orthopaedics
• 8:45 AM – 8:50 AM

  Prostaglandin E2 Mediates Sensory Nerve Regulation of Bone Homeostasis
  Zong-Ping Luo, PhD – Soochow University; Hao Chen, MD, PhD – The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Huilin Yang, MD, PhD – The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
• 8:50 AM – 8:55 AM

  The Role of Osteobiologics in Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery: Does a Cellular Based Allograft Perform as Well as Autograft?
  Donald W. Kucharzyk, DO – DK Orthopedics; Dushan Budimir – DK Orthopedics
• 8:55 AM – 9:00 AM

  5 Minute Discussion