14th Annual UCSF Techniques in Complex Spine Surgery Program
Vdara Hotel & Spa
2600 West Harmon Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89158
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 8:00am PT - Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 5:00pm PT
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Topic
spinal surgery, posterior column osteotomies, interbody fusion technique, transpedicular osteotomy, lumbar degenerative disease
Credits Offered
This event offers 13.25 CME credits to attendees.
Additional Information
The 2025 UCSF Techniques in Complex Spine Surgery Course is a two-day course emphasizing pioneering trends in spinal surgery.
Speakers
The Future of Spinal Surgery Biomarkers, Ai and Digital Twins Professor of Neurosurgery @ UCSF Medical Center | MD All opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect endorsement by UCSF or University of California
Dr. Ames is the director of spinal deformity and spine tumor surgery and co-director of the combined high risk spine service, the Neurospinal Disorders Program, and the UCSF Spine Center. He is board certified in neurosurgery and is ranked in the top 1% of all US Neurosurgeons for spinal tumor surgery and complex spinal reconstruction by US News and World Report. He was named to the 2015-25 Top Doctors in San Francisco Magazine and America’s Top Doctors for both neurosurgery and for cancer 2010-2025. His tumor practice focuses on en bloc tumor resection for chordoma, chondrosarcoma, giant cell tumor, soft tissue sarcoma, sacral tumors, and other primary and metastatic tumors. While at UCSF, Dr. Ames developed and published the transpedicular approach to previously unresectable cervical and cervical thoracic tumors.
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