UPCOMING WEBINAIRS

Dr. Baron Lonner Presents : Rationale and Results of VBT for AIS and Mature Patients. Unfolding the Mystery and Science of VBT and Gaining a Better Understanding of it all.

Dr. Lonner has had a decade of experience performing VBT and 30 years of innovation in the area of minimally invasive anterior scoliosis correction. He will present the rationale for VBT in AIS and adults, evolving results and will present his vision for minimizing fusion or avoiding in order to optimize longterm outcomes for our collective patients around the world.

About Baron Lonner, M.D.
Director of Scoliosis Surgery and Pediatric Spine Associates
Dr. Lonner is a Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and attending Spine Surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYC. He attended the prestigious, accelerated 6-year Medical Program at Boston University. He completed his general surgery internship at Mount Sinai Hospital and then his Orthopaedic Surgery training at Montefiore Medical Center and his Scoliosis and Spine Surgery training at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Lonner has been a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine from 2010 until his move to Beth Israel Hospital in 2013 and is now a full Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Lonner has been in practice for 30 years. He is one of the leading scoliosis surgeons in NYC and the surrounding region with an international reputation for his excellence in this area including pediatric and adult patient populations. He has been an innovator and leader in the area of minimally invasive thoracoscopic scoliosis surgery for which patients have travelled to see him from around the world. He has dedicated the past decade of his practice to motion- and growth-preserving tethering procedures also done from a minimally invasive approach. He has been consistently voted to be a “Best Doctor,” “Top Doctor,” and “Super Doctor” as published in local and national print media.

Dr. Hagit Berdisevsky presents:    

Part 2 focus on Upper Thoracic Curves. Shoulder Counter-Traction in Scoliosis Correction: Techniques and Considerations for Different Curve Types 

Shoulder counter-traction is a key component in scoliosis treatment, helping to stabilize the upper body and enhance spinal alignment. Its application varies depending on the curve type, making it essential to understand how to adapt the technique for effective and safe correction.

Did you know that 3C and N3N4/3-4C (Balanced curve) are like sister, and 4C and SINGLE LUMBAR/THORACOLUMBAR are like brothers to each other?
What implications do they have on the treatment plan?