NuVasive Pediatric Symposium 2023

Controversies in EOS


The NuVasive Pediatric Symposium brings together surgeons from across the globe who treat children with early onset scoliosis (EOS). Each year we discuss current challenges, share successes, and review best practices related to the use of MAGEC, Reline Small Stature (RSS) and other technologies used to improve outcomes for EOS patients.

2023 Meeting Details

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Location: The American Theater

Address:  446 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

Just 5 minutes from The Charleston Place

Directions

theatre seating

2023 Meeting Details

Hands holding spherical osteocel

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Location: The American Theater

Address:  446 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

Just 5 minutes from The Charleston Place

Directions

symposium event room

NuVasive Pediatric Symposium Program

5:30 p.m.         Arrival
6:00 p.m.         Surgeon presentations
7:30 p.m.         Dinner
10:00 p.m.       Meeting close

NuVasive Pediatric Symposium Program

Hands holding spherical osteocel
5:30 p.m.         Arrival
6:00 p.m.         Surgeon presentations
7:30 p.m.         Dinner
10:00 p.m.       Meeting close
Meeting co-chair

Robert H. Cho, M.D.
Shriners Children's Southern California

Robert H. Cho, M.D., is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and chief of staff of Shriners Children's Southern California, and clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA. He graduated from Cornell University with honors in 2000 with a degree in chemistry, and minors in biochemistry and near Eastern studies. He went to medical school and residency at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During his residency, he rotated at Shriners Children's Philadelphia where he developed his passion for treating children with neuromuscular and orthopedic disorders.

He completed his fellowship in 2010 in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego. Dr. Cho then took on a staff position at Shriners Children's Southern California as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty in scoliosis and spinal surgery.

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Meeting co-chair

Peter Sturm, M.D., MBA
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Peter Sturm, M.D., MBA is the Alvin H. Crawford chair of spine surgery, director of the Crawford Spine Center, and professor of pediatric orthopedics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Sturm received a BA in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, his M.D. from N.Y.U., and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. He did his residency in orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, followed by a spine fellowship at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, University of Ottawa, and a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Boston Children’s Hospital. He previously has been on staff at Tuft’s New England Medical Center, Children’s National Medical Center, and was chief of staff at Shriners Hospital Chicago.

Meeting co-chair
Hands holding spherical osteocel
Robert H. Cho, M.D.
Shriners Children's Southern California

Robert H. Cho, M.D., is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and chief of staff of Shriners Children's Southern California, and clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA. He graduated from Cornell University with honors in 2000 with a degree in chemistry, and minors in biochemistry and near Eastern studies. He went to medical school and residency at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During his residency, he rotated at Shriners Children's Philadelphia where he developed his passion for treating children with neuromuscular and orthopedic disorders.

He completed his fellowship in 2010 in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego. Dr. Cho then took on a staff position at Shriners Children's Southern California as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty in scoliosis and spinal surgery.

Meeting co-chair
Hands holding spherical osteocel
Peter Sturm, M.D., MBA
Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Peter Sturm, M.D., MBA is the Alvin H. Crawford chair of spine surgery, director of the Crawford Spine Center, and professor of pediatric orthopedics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Sturm received a BA in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, his M.D. from N.Y.U., and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. He did his residency in orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, followed by a spine fellowship at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, University of Ottawa, and a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Boston Children’s Hospital. He previously has been on staff at Tuft’s New England Medical Center, Children’s National Medical Center, and was chief of staff at Shriners Hospital Chicago.

Faculty

Lindsay Andras, M.D.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Mark Erickson, M.D.

Children's Hospital Colorado

Michael Glotzbecker, M.D.

UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Pawel Grabala, M.D.

Medical University of Bialystok

Tenner Guillaume, M.D.

Gillette Children's Hospital

David Marks, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.(Orth)

Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham

Amy McIntosh, M.D.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Amer Samdani, M.D.

Shriners Children's Philadelphia