14th Annual MINS Meeting Held in Costa Rica
The 14th Annual Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society Meeting Held in Herradura, Costa Rica
The Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society (MINS), held its 14th Annual MINS Conference at the Los Sueños Marriott Resort Herradura, Costa Rica, from March 13-15, 2025, honoring William Tobler, MD, with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The three day conference, which was held at Los Sueños Marriott Resort in Herradura, Costa Rica, hosted many educational lectures on topics such as Advancing Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Technological Advances in Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Treatment, and Nuances and Techniques of Mastering Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery.
The keynote speaker for Thursday, March 14 was Dr. William Tobler, retired neurosurgeon of 39 yeasr with Mayfield Brain & Spine and current Medical Director of Philanthropy at Mayfield Foundation. During his storied career, Dr. Tobler performed more than 18,000 surgical cases. He collaborated on approximately two dozen peer-reviewed articles and a similar number of book chapters. He gave more than 30 international presentations and was invited three times to perform surgeries in other countries. He led nearly 30 clinical trials as principal investigator or co-investigator. He also helped train nearly 70 residents and nearly 20 fellows, including many of Mayfield's current neurosurgeons. And he is one of a select few Mayfield physicians to become a full professor at the University of Cincinnati, until Mayfield separated from UC's Department of Neurosurgery in 2017.
In addition, the keynote speaker for Friday, March 15, was Sam Trull, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Sloth Institute in Costa Rica.
The Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society (MINS) was established to promote minimally invasive neurosurgery that improves patient outcomes. The goal of MINS is to provide a forum for neurosurgical education, training, case discussion and research on minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques.