NEW! President's Symposium

New at NASS 2024!

Experience the special President’s Symposium featuring leaders in spine, including representatives from key federal agencies, discussing today’s most pressing issue in health care. The symposium is designed to help spine professionals understand strategic goals and programs that can better serve spine research needs, improve reimbursement systems and improve outcomes for spine patients.

“The current post-pandemic health care landscape has changed dramatically, with shifts in consumer behavior and significant challenges in the health care ecosystem requiring key stakeholders to address the growing demand for affordable, accessible and high-quality care. This symposium will bring together leaders in health care and spine to present current resources and programs available to address these challenges, as well as ongoing efforts to collaborate for a shared vision for the future that embraces emerging technologies and innovation for an ever-evolving health care system.”

Zoher Ghogawala, MD, NASS President

Participants

Zoher Ghogawala, MD

NASS President; Chairman of Neurosurgery, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts

Daniel K. Resnick, MD

NASS Past President; Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin

William Curry, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Mass General Hospital / Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Nakela Cook, MD

Executive Director, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Lee Fleisher, MD

Former Chief Medical Officer and Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Anthony Asher, MD

Past President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS); President, Neuroscience Institute Atrium Health

Michael Wang, MD, MBA

Dept. of Neurosurgery, University of Miami; President, ISASS; President-Elect, SMISS

Serena Hu, MD

Stanford University School of Medicine; Past President, Scoliosis Research Society

Laura L. Sessums, JD, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

David W. Polly Jr., MD

James W. Ogilvie Professor and Chief of Spine Surgery, University of Minnesota

Rita Roy, MS, MD

Chief Executive Officer, National Spine Health Foundation (NSHF)