12th Annual MINS Conference & Hands-On Cadaver Course
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Mastering Minimally Invasive Spine and Cranial Approaches
Friday, June 23, 2023 – Saturday, June 24, 2023
Our 12th annual MINS conference includes a two-day course, beginning with a didactic oriented dinner at Andiamo in Bloomfield, MI on Friday (6:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.).
Followed on Saturday by a full day cadaver lab training at the Marcia & Eugene Applebaum Simulation Learning Institute at Beaumont Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak (7:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.).
General Schedule
Friday, June 23 (Andiamo, Bloomfield Twp)
- 4:00 – 5:00pm Vendor Set-Up
- 5:00 – 6:00pm Cocktails and Appetizers with Vendors
- 6:00 – 6:05pm Mick Perez-Cruet, MD – Welcome Address
- MINS Second Annual Lifetime Achievement Award – Recipient: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
- 6:05 – 6:30pm Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD: Evolution and Future of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- 6:30 – 7:00pm Fellows Presentation of the MINS Lifetime Achievement Award
- 7:00 – 7:15pm Jeffrey Jacob, MD: Endoscopic Cranial Surgery
- 7:15 – 7:30pm Jason Schwab, MD: Minimally Invasive vs Open Lumbar Spine Surgery: MSSIC Data Base Analysis Study
- 7:30 – 7:45pm Daniel Park, MD: Innovations in Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- 7:45 – 8:00pm Lauren Eichenbaum, MD: Botox treatment for cervical muscle spasms, possible epidural substitute
- 8:00 – 8:15pm Scott Wait, MD: Innovation in Surgical Visualization (Carl Zeiss Meditec Sponsored)
- 8:15 – 9:00pm Legally Mine Sponsorship Presentation
- 9:00 – 9:05pm Q & A / Concluding remarks: Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, MS
Saturday, June 24 (Marcia & Eugene Applebaum Simulation Learning Institute, Royal Oak
- 7:00 – 8:00am Breakfast Provided. Review of cadaver lab approaches,
Cadaver lab table assignments for participants and faculty
Lab set up and lab rotations: Cadaver Stations A–E - Breakfast Talks
- 7:00 – 7:15am Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD: Innovative MIS Spine Approaches
- 7:15 – 7:30am Fernando Diaz, MD, PhD: Surgical Anatomy of Lateral Lumbar Approach
- 7:30 – 7:45am Daniel Fahim, MD: Innovation in Cervical Approaches and Instrumentation
- 7:45 – 8:00am Michael Staudt, MD: Pain Management Approaches and Device Options
- 8:00 – 8:15am 15 min break (Prep for Lab)
- 8:15 – 12pm. Cadaver Lab
- 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch Provided
- Lunch Talks
- 12:00 – 12:15pm Christopher Elia, DO: C1-2 Approaches and Instrumentation
- 12:15 – 12:30pm Murali Guthikonda, MD: Supra-orbital Approach
- 12:30 – 12:45pm Adam Folbe, MD: Anterior Skull-base Approaches
- 12:45 – 1:00pm Cesar Serrano Almeida, MD: Posterior Fossa Approaches
- 1:00 – 1:15pm Mick Perez-Cruet MD, MS: Thoracic Approaches
- 1:15 – 4:00pm Cadaver Lab
- 4:00pm Conclusion
MINS After Event Dinner Party with Music Provided by Incendio
- 6:00 – 9:00 pm Home of Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, MS
1070 Timberlake Dr.
Bloomfield, MI 48302
Board of Directors
Esteemed Cadaver Lab Faculty
Philip J. Arbit, M.D.
Fernando G. Diaz, M.D.
Daniel K. Fahim, M.D.
Adam J. Folbe, M.D.
Murali Guthikonda, M.D.
Jeffrey T. Jacob, M.D.
Jad G. Khalil, M.D.
Ratnesh N. Mehra, D.O.
Mick J. Perez-Cruet, M.D.
Cesar A. Serrano Almeida, M.D.
Karol Zakalik, M.D.
Jeff Jacobs, M.D.
Christopher Elia, D.O.
Pradeep Setty, D.O.
Michael Staudt, M.D.
Richard G. Fessler, M.D.
Dr. Peter Witt, M.D.
Friday Dinner Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD.
This two-day course begins with a didactic oriented dinner at Andiamo in Bloomfield, MI from 6:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.
The evening session will feature expert neuro and orthopedic spine surgeons discussing minimally invasive surgical techniques for both cervical and lumbar.
Participants will also learn of newer technologies now on the market.
Participants will reinforce their previous evening’s didactic session with a full day of cadaver training at the Marcia & Eugene Applebaum Simulation Learning Institute at the Beaumont Corewell Health Hospital in Royal Oak, MI.
This lab is one of the most advanced medical simulation facilities in North America.
This $4.5 million educational facility is designed to change the way health care professionals learn and train.
With its state-of-the-art equipment and experienced staff, the Center further cements Beaumont's reputation as a leader in medical education and high-quality patient care.
Approaches covered in lab include
- Minimally invasive TLIF, OLIF, XLIF
- Percutaneous interbody technology
- Percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation
- Minimally invasive laminectomy for lumbar stenosis
- Sacral iliac fusion
- Minimally invasive anterior and posterior thoracic approaches including thoraco-lumbar function
- Cervical arthroplasty
- Minimally invasive dural repair
- Endoscopic skull based approaches
- Endoscopic transnasal and posterior fossa approaches
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
2023 Vendor/Sponsor Information
A number of possible medical vendors will be present to showcase their products and/or services on Saturday. It is these vendors that make events like this possible and we all appreciate their commitment to advancing the field of minimally invasive neuro spine surgery. The following is a list of requested vendors. This list is not yet finalized.
*** VENDORS – Click Here for Important Access Policy/Setup Instructions from Andiamo Management ***
● Zeiss / Core Surgical Products - www.csproducts.net
● Legally Mine - www.legallymine.com
● Medtronic - www.medtronic.com
● Stryker/K2M - www.stryker.com
● Atec Spine - www.atecspine.com
● Providence Medical Technology - www.providencemt.com
● Kuros Biosciences - www.kurosbio.com
● Orthofix / SeaSpine - www.orthofix.com, www.seaspine.com
● NuVasive - www.nuvasive.com
● Medkinect / Orthokinect - www.medkinect.com
● Steribite - www.steribite.com
● Nicholas Ventures - www.biocomposites.com
● BoneBac / Thompson MIS - www.bonebac.com
● SurgicalOne - www.surgicalone.com
● Veritas Principles, LLC
Sponsorship Ads
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Sponsorship Levels
[Click here to download a PDF] listing various Sponsorship Levels that needs to be filled out and returned.
Vendors and Sponsors, contact Eric Miller at ericradfordmiller@gmail.com for information on signing up, or to submit completed sponsor / vendor forms.
Location Information:
Andiamo Italia West
6676 Telegraph Rd
Bloomfield, MI 48301
248-865-9300
https://andiamoitalia.com/
Marcia & Eugene Applebaum Simulation Learning Institute, Beaumont Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak
3601 W. 13 Mile Rd.
Royal Oak, MI 48073
248-898-5000
https://www.beaumont.org/locations/beaumont-hospital-royal-oak