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GSF   MER

Endorsed by

SRS   POSNA

Corporate Support

ICEOS would like to thank the following supporters:

Platinum Supporter

K2M


Gold Supporter

Medtronic

Save the Date!

The 6th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine (ICEOS)
November 15-16, 2012; location to be determined

2011 Meeting Highlights

November 18-19, 2011
Hilton Bonnet Creek
Orlando, FL

The 5th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine was a great success! The program brought together top spine surgeons from all over the world for in-depth discussions and debates.

Click here to see photos from the congress.

ICEOS 2011 Final Attendance
134 surgeons from 21 countries:

  • 61% from U.S. & Canada
  • 25% from Europe
  • 14% from other countries (Australia, Brazil, Japan, and more!)

35 corporate attendees representing 7 different companies

The course featured 2 days of in-depth lectures, vigorous debates, and in-depth case discussions.

  • 91 abstracts submitted for consideration
  • 33 accepted oral presentations (free papers)
  • 49 accepted E-Posters
  • 5 accepted Case Presentations

Click here to view the abstracts

Best Paper Award

Paper #8: Scoliosis Creation By Growth Modulation Of The Chest Cage In A Fetal Ovine Model
Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Jean-Paul Praud, MD, PhD; Sarah Bouchard, MD; Nathalie Samson, PhD; Marc Cloutier, PhD; Bruno Piedboeuf, MD

Best E-Poster Award

E-Poster 4: Some Connectors in Distraction Based Growing Rods Fail More than Others
David Skaggs, MD; Karen Myung, MD, PhD; Christopher Lee

Chairman

Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD
President, Growing Spine Foundation
San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders
San Diego, CA | USA

Program Committee

Paul Sponseller, MD
Chair
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, MD | USA

David Skaggs, MD
Chair-Elect
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA | USA

Laurel Blakemore, MD (SRS)
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC | USA

Gerard Bollini, MD, PhD (EPOS)
Hôpital Timone Enfants
Cedex | France

Charles E. Johnston II, MD
Past Chair
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas, TX | USA

Richard Schwend, MD (AAP)
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO | USA

Suken Shah, MD (SRS)
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Nemours Children's Clinic
Wilmington, DE | USA

John Smith, MD (CWSDSG)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT | USA

Brian Snyder, MD (POSNA)
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA | USA

Nobumasa Suzuki, MD (JSRS)
Saiseikai Central Hospital
Tokyo | Japan



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