Teaching, Invited Professorships and Lectureships

TEACHING: 1991 - Present

Fellowship Director, Spinal Research Fellowship (ACGME accredited, three fellows per year), Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program

INVITED PROFESSORSHIPS AND LECTURESHIPS:

  1. Spinal instrumentation in the thoracic and lumbar spine. Low Back Pain and Sciatic Pain: Evaluation and Treatment Symposium, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, December, 1984
  2. Spinal instrumentation in the lumbar spine. Low Back Pain and Sciatic Pain: Evaluation and Treatment Symposium, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, December, 1985
  3. Visiting Surgeon, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Techniques in Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation for Idiopathic Scoliosis, Chicago, IL, January, 1986
  4. Experience with Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Third International Meeting on CD Instrumentation, Paris, France, June 2-8, 1986
  5. Bridwell KH, Pruitt D, Capelli A, Schoenecker PL: Experience and complications with first 100 Cotrel-Dubousset spinal instrumentations. Shriners Hospital Chief Surgeons, St. Louis, MO, October, 1986
  6. Faculty for Kenton D. Leatherman Spinal Surgery Update Symposium, Louisville, KY, November 10-11, 1986
  7. Spinal instrumentation in the lumbar spine. Low Back Pain and Sciatic Pain: Evaluation and Treatment Symposium, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, December, 1986
  8. (1) Management of neuromuscular paralytic deformities; and (2) Anterior approach, indications and technique for spinal fractures. Guest Faculty, Surgery of the Spine: State of the Art, sponsored by St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, April 29-May 2, 1987
  9. (1) Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis; (2) Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for pathologic instability: Tumors and osteomyelitis of the spine; and (3) The pediatric Cotrel-Dubousset system. Fourth International Congress of Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation Symposium, Miami, FL, May, 1987
  10. Treatment of spinal infections and vertebral osteomyelitis. Update on Orthopedic Infections, Washington University Medical Center, Perry CR, Course Chairman, St. Louis, MO, August, 1987
  11. Shufflebarger HL, Bridwell KH, Schoenecker PL: Surgical techniques of Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Surgical Technique Seminars for Shriners Surgeons from the Spokane, WA, Salt Lake City, UT, Springfield, MA, and Honolulu, HI Shriners Units, St. Louis, MO, August, 1987
  12. (1) Evaluation and treatment of nondegenerative causes of back pain (tumor, osteomyelitis, etc.); and (2) Surgical treatment of lumbar scoliosis. 7th Annual Lee T. Ford Lumbar Spine Symposium, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, December, 1987
  13. (1) Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for spinal reconstruction; (2) Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis; and (3) Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for spinal instability. Guest Faculty, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in Orthopedic Surgery, sponsored by the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, October 6-8, 1988
  14. (1) Anterior spinal decompression for fractures and tumors: Indications, techniques and complications; and (2) Experience with Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for adult spinal disease and deformity. 8th Annual Lee T. Ford Spine Symposium, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, December, 1988
  15. (1) Complications of Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation; (2) Thoracolumbar fractures: Posterior instrumentation; and (3) Metastatic spinal tumors. Guest Faculty, Controversies in Spinal Surgery, sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, June 22-24, 1989
  16. Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for spinal deformities - Update on technique. Guest Faculty, AO Spine Course, Vail, CO, October, 1989
  17. (1) Surgical treatment of degenerative disc disease; and (2) Surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine. Low Back and Sciatic Pain; Evaluation and Treatment Symposium, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, May 11-12, 1990
  18. Visiting Professor/Gay Reese Lecturer, Ohio State, Orthopedic Department, November 15-16, 1990
  19. (1) Use of segmental fixation for spinal deformities; and (2) The use of somatosensory and motor evoked potentials during spinal deformity surgery. Guest Faculty, AO Spine Course, Davos, Switzerland, December, 1990
  20. (1) Appropriate fracture constructs in the thoracic and lumbar spine with Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation; and (2) Treatment and prevention of imbalance with Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Guest Faculty, Surgical Treatment with Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation, sponsored by Group International Cotrel-Dubousset, Los Angeles, CA, December 1, 1990; Dallas, TX, February 2, 1991; Chicago, IL, April 20, 1991; Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 1991
  21. Bridwell KH, DeWald RL: Surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Treatment of Surgical Spine Disease, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, national and international faculty, St. Louis, MO, April 10-13, 1991
  22. (1) Surgical treatment of degenerative disc disease; and (2) Surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine. Low Back and Sciatic Pain; Evaluation and Treatment Symposium, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, May 19, 1991
  23. Weinstein J, Bridwell KH, Garfin S, Transfeldt EE, Steffee A: Case controversies - degenerative lumbar spine disease. AAOS Instructional Course, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., February, 1992
  24. Current controversies regarding treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 1992
  25. Cotrel-Dubousset rod, hook and screw montage. Practical Anatomy and Surgical Technique Workshop: Spinal Fracture Fixation. Burkus JK, Course Chairman, sponsored by St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, April 24-26, 1992
  26. (1) Surgical treatment of adult scoliosis; and (2) Surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. New Jersey Orthopaedic Society, October 23-24, 1992
  27. (1) Treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis and tumors; (2) Constructs for thoracic and lumbar fractures by level of pathology; (3) Techniques and indications for lumbar spine fusions; and (4) Techniques of spinal cord monitoring. Advanced Course on Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation, sponsored by Group International Cotrel-Dubousset - U.S.A., Vail, CO, January 22?26, 1993
  28. Weinstein J, Bridwell KH, Garfin S, Transfeldt EE, Steffee A: Case controversies - degenerative lumbar spine disease. AAOS Instructional Course, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, February, 1993
  29. Bradford D, Bridwell KH, DeWald RL, Ogilvie J: Treatment of "de novo" scoliosis. AAOS Instructional Course Lecture, Adult Spinal Deformity, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, February, 1993
  30. Three Cotrel-Dubousset rod-hook/screw montages for thoracolumbar fractures. Guest Faculty, Practical Anatomy and Surgical Technique Workshop: Spinal Fracture Fixation. Burkus JK, Course Chairman, sponsored by St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, March 15?20, 1993
  31. Bridwell KH, DeWald RL: (1) The goals of treatment of degenerative adult spinal deformities; and (2) Surgical treatment of spinal tumors. Treatment of Surgical Spine Disease, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, national and international faculty, St. Louis, MO, April 14-17, 1993
  32. (1) Indications and techniques for fusion in the degenerative lumbar spine; (2) Treatment of de novo degenerative scoliosis; (3) Treatment of spinal tumors; (4) Clinical applications of spinal cord monitoring; and (5) Treatment of imbalance in idiopathic scoliosis. Visiting Professor, University of Virginia, May 12-15, 1993
  33. Spinal cord monitoring for spinal deformities. 4th Annual American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 20-22, 1993
  34. (1) Indications and techniques of spinal osteotomies for spinal deformity; and (2) Indications for decompression with or without fusions for spinal stenosis. Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Symposium, sponsored by Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center and University of Louisville Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisville, KY, November 7-9, 1993
  35. Spinal deformities in cerebral palsy patients: Evaluation and management. Current Concepts of Cerebral Palsy Following Preterm Birth, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Adam’s Mark Hotel, St. Louis, MO, November 18-20, 1993
  36. (1) Current concepts in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; (2) Surgical approach to paralytic scoliosis and pelvic obliquity; (3) Indications for lumbar fusion: Posterior, anterior or combined; and (4) Indications and techniques of spinal osteotomies for spinal deformity. An Advanced Course: The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders Utilizing CD Instrumentation, sponsored by Woodridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center, PC and Group International Cotrel-Dubousset - USA, Radisson Resort, Vail, CO, January 15-19, 1994
  37. Panel Member, Consultants Corner, sponsored by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 11, 1994
  38. Bridwell KH, DeWald RL, Hammerberg KW, Weidenbaum M: Adult degenerative scoliosis. AAOS Instructional Course Lecture, Adult Spinal Deformity II: Degenerative Spinal Conditions, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, February 28, 1994
  39. Section IV - Scoliosis Research Society. Symposium #1: Sagittal spinal balance. Moderator, Federation of Spine Associations, Specialty Day, New Orleans, LA, February 27, 1994
  40. Indications and techniques for fusion and instrumentation in the degenerative lumbar spine. Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation - Indications, Technique, and Care, sponsored by GICD-USA, at the 14th Annual Congress of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, Nashville, TN, May 21, 1994
  41. Retroperitoneal approaches. Anterior Surgical Approaches to the Spine, sponsored by Methodist Hospitals of Memphis and Spinal Science Advancement Foundation, Memphis, TN, July 30-31, 1994
  42. (1) What is degenerative scoliosis and who should have anterior surgery?; (2) Lumbar fractures; and (3) When is anterior surgery indicated in idiopathic adolescent scoliosis and why? Anterior Surgery of the Spine: Where, When, Why & How; Indications, Techniques & Outcomes, sponsored by GICD-USA, Hotel Inter-Continental, Chicago, IL, November 3-5, 1994
  43. (1) Spondylolisthesis/degenerative disc disease - Indications and techniques for combined anterior/posterior fusion; (2) Evaluation and treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; (3) The surgical approach to paralytic deformity and pelvic obliquity; and (4) Indications and techniques of spinal osteotomy: Thoracic and lumbar spine. The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: An Advanced Course for Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgeons, sponsored by Woodridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center, P.C., supported by GICD-USA, The Pines Lodge, Beaver Creek, Colorado, January 14-18, 1995
  44. (1) Decision-making on where to stop the fusion distally in adult scoliosis -- L4, L5, or the sacrum?; and (2) Load sharing principles: The role and use of anterior structural support in adult deformity. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures. Bradford DS, Bridwell KH, Ogilvie JW, DeWald RL: (1) Anterior Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity and (2) Posterior Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL, February 16-21, 1995
  45. Section 1 - Scoliosis Research Society. Session 1: Maintaining balance and correcting imbalance in the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patient. Moderator, Federation of Spine Associations, Specialty Day, Orlando, FL, February 19, 1995
  46. Management of idiopathic scoliosis. Resident/Fellow Review Course, sponsored by the North American Spine Society, Committee on Instructional Courses, Handal JA and Fredrickson BE, Course Chairmen, March, 1995
  47. (1) Pediatric spondylolysis and listhesis: Classification and surgical management; and (2) Management of idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis. Debating Complex Issues in Spine Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Herkowitz HN and Bradford DS, Course Chairmen, San Francisco, CA, April 5-7, 1995
  48. Bridwell KH, Lenke LG: (1) Anterior thoracolumbar spine anatomy. (2) Thoracolumbar and lumbar spinal fracture patterns. (3) Anterior transthoracic-retroperitoneal approach to thoracolumbar spine. (4) Anterior retroperitoneal approach to mid-lumbar spine. (5) Anterior vertebrectomy and spinal canal decompression. Guest Faculty, Practical Anatomy and Surgical Technique Workshop: Spinal Fracture Fixation. Shaffer WO, Course Director, sponsored by St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, May 1-5, 1995
  49. (1) Lumbar degenerative scoliosis and spondylolisthesis; and (2) Lumbar spondylolisthesis: Should every patient be fused after decompression? Every patient should be fused (debate). Faculty, Spinal Decompressions - Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar: Who Should Be Decompressed and How - Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Approaches. Bridwell KH, DeWald RL, Program Chairmen, Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, MO, May 10-13, 1995
  50. Strategic issues in sacro-pelvic fixation. Faculty, XII International GICD (Group International Cotrel-Dubousset) Congress: Current Concepts in Sacro-Pelvic Spinal Fixation. Weidenbaum M, Scientific Program Chairman, sponsored by GICD-USA, Asheville, NC, September 13, 1995
  51. (1) Kyphotic deformities: Surgical management. (2) Idiopathic scoliosis: Concepts of treatment. (3) Derotation in modern scoliosis surgery. Ray Jacobs Memorial Guest Lecture. (4) Primary tumors of the spine: Concepts and techniques of treatment. Guest Faculty, AO Basic and Advanced Spine Course, Aebi M, Program Chairman, Davos, Switzerland, December 4-8, 1995
  52. (1) The surgical approach to primary and metastatic disease of the spine -- Posterior, anterior or combined approach; (2) Strategies in the operative treatment of adult scoliosis -- Indications for fusion to sacrum and anterior release, avoiding imbalance, determining degenerative levels requiring fusion; and (3) Osteotomies of the spine -- Strategy, techniques, pitfalls. Controversies in the Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders, Lowe TG, Course Chairman, sponsored by Woodridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center, P.C., supported by GICD-USA, The Pines Lodge, Beaver Creek, CO, January 13-17, 1996
  53. Arguments for anterior support in the treatment of degenerative lumbar scoliosis in the hypolordotic patient. Summary of position: (1) Arguments against anterior support in the treatment of spondylolisthesis. (2) Arguments for anterior support in the treatment of spondylolisthesis. International Spinal Study Group, inaugural meeting, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Jürgen Harms, Chairman, London, England, February 8-10, 1996
  54. Discussion participant. Alternatives in Instrumentation for Scoliosis (Adolescent Idiopathic), symposium sponsored by Contemporary Orthopaedics; Crawford AH, Chair/Moderator, Atlanta, GA, February 22, 1996
  55. Course Coordinator and Moderator: Instructional Course Lectures: (1) Course No. 218, Adult Spinal Deformity I: Scoliosis (Idiopathic and Degenerative); and (2) Course No. 238, Adult Spinal Deformity II: Kyphosis and Revision Surgery. Faculty: Bradford DS, Bridwell KH, Kostuik JP, Lenke LG, Ogilvie JW. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, February 23, 1996
  56. (1) De novo/degenerative scoliosis. Instructional Course Lectures, Course No. 218, Adult Spinal Deformity I: Scoliosis (Idiopathic and Degenerative); and (2) Fixed kyphosis (post-fusion and ankylosing spondylitis). Instructional Course Lectures, Course No. 238, Adult Spinal Deformity II: Kyphosis and Revision Surgery. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, February 23, 1996
  57. Spinal deformities in neurofibromatosis. Guest Faculty, Neurofibromatosis Symposium, Gutmann DH, Course Chairman, sponsored by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Eric P. Newman Education Center at Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, March 16, 1996
  58. Osteotomies for fixed deformity: Techniques, results and pitfalls. Guest Lecturer, Grand Rounds, New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia University, NY, April 11, 1996
  59. (1) Evaluation of pediatric spondylolisthesis. (2) Idiopathic adolescent scoliosis and idiopathic/Scheuermann’s kyphosis. Guest Faculty. (3) Moderator of Spinal Stenosis section. Debating Complex Issues in Spine Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Herkowitz HN and Bradford DS, Course Chairmen, Stouffer Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, April 25-27, 1996
  60. (1) Anterior thoracolumbar spine anatomy. (2) Anterior retroperitoneal approach to mid-lumbar spine. (3) (3-D video demonstration) Anterior transthoracic-retroperitoneal approach to the thoracolumbar spine. (4) (3-D video demonstration) Anterior L1 vertebrectomy. Guest Faculty, Practical Anatomy and Surgical Technique Workshop: Spinal Fracture Fixation. Shaffer WO, Course Director, sponsored by St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, September 10-12, 1996
  61. Surgical treatment of flat back syndrome. Guest Faculty, The Surgical Management of Complex Spinal Deformities. Dawson EG, Engler GL, Chairmen, sponsored by GICD-USA and Medical Education Resources, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 25, 1996
  62. Session V, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Moderator, Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 27, 1996
  63. (1) Adult spinal deformities: The basics. (2) Scoliosis. Fingers to Toes: Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review Course for Primary Care Physicians, Eric P. Newman Education Center, Matava MJ, Riew KD, Program Chairmen, sponsored by Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, November 1-2, 1996
  64. Spondylolisthesis. Guest Lecturer, Milwaukee Orthopaedic Society, Milwaukee, WI, November 19, 1996
  65. (1) Management of flat back deformities in adults. (2) Operative management of idiopathic scoliosis. Visiting Professor, Seventh Annual Spine Symposium on Spinal Deformities, Medical College of Wisconsin, An HS, Course Chairman, Milwaukee, WI, November 20, 1996
  66. Pediatric spine/adolescent. Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons, Course No. 370, sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Gould JS, Bernhardt M, Course Chairmen; Chicago, IL, December 12-14, 1996
  67. Course Coordinator and Moderator: Instructional Course Lectures: (1) Course No. 305, Adult Spinal Deformity: Scoliosis (Idiopathic and Degenerative) and Kyphosis; and (2) Course No. 405, Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications and Revision Surgery. Faculty: Bradford DS, Bridwell KH, Kostuik JP, Lenke LG, Ogilvie JW. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, February 15 and 17, 1997
  68. (1) Decisions regarding posterior only, anterior only, or combined approaches for the adult spinal deformity patient. Instructional Course Lectures, Course No. 305, Adult Spinal Deformity: Scoliosis (Idiopathic and Degenerative) and Kyphosis; and (2) Surgical management of fixed sagittal (flat back) imbalance. Course No. 405, Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications and Revision Surgery. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, February 15 and 17, 1997
  69. (1) Pediatric spondylolisthesis and lysis: Treatment, results and complications; (2) Management of idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis; and (3) Imaging for spinal trauma: MRI, myelography and CT. Debating Complex Issues in Spine Surgery, Course No. 380, sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Herkowitz HN and Garfin SR, Course Chairmen; Tucson, AZ, March 12-15, 1997
  70. (1) Lecture: Surgical treatment of flatback deformities. (2) Moderator - Deformity Section of Sessions 3 and 4. (3) Moderator, Deformity Case Discussion Topic: What is the threshold for fusing double major curves in adults and adolescents? What is the natural history? (4) Bridwell KH, Lenke LG: Fixation to the sacrum/pelvis (Galveston, plus sacral and iliac screws), Workshop. Controversies in the Management of Pediatric and Adult Trauma, Deformity and Spondylolisthesis, Bridwell KH, DeWald RL, Mardjetko SM, Course Chairmen, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, St. Louis, MO, May 8-10, 1997
  71. Presidential Guest: (1) Normalization of the coronal and sagittal profile in idiopathic scoliosis: Options of treatment; Instructional Course Lecture #6. (2) Choosing fusion levels -- idiopathic adolescents plus adults with superimposed degenerative changes; International Symposium #3. (3) Degenerative scoliosis; Kobayashi Sofamor Danek luncheon seminar. Japanese Orthopaedic Association, 70th annual meeting, Kaneda K, President, Sapporo, Japan, June 18-22, 1997
  72. (1) Faculty: Indications and techniques of osteotomies for treatment of sagittal imbalance. (2) Moderator: Criteria for surgery in the pediatric and adult patient. What Progress Have We Made in Treating Spinal Deformities in the Last Ten Years? Scoliosis Research Society CME Course, Bridwell KH (Program Chairman), Betz RR, Shufflebarger HL, Adam’s Mark Hotel, St. Louis, MO, September 24, 1997
  73. Normalization of the coronal and sagittal profile in idiopathic scoliosis: Options of treatment. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, sponsored by Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Providence, RI, November 11-12, 1997
  74. Course Coordinator and Moderator: Instructional Course Lectures: (1) Course No. 123, Adult Spinal Deformity: Scoliosis (Idiopathic and Degenerative) and Kyphosis; and (2) Course No. 223, Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications and Revision Surgery. Faculty: Bradford DS, Bridwell KH, Kostuik JP, Lowe TG, Ogilvie JW. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, March 19 and 20, 1998
  75. (1) Decisions regarding posterior only, anterior only, or combined approaches for the adult spinal deformity patient. Instructional Course Lectures, Course No. 123, Adult Spinal Deformity: Scoliosis (Idiopathic and Degenerative) and Kyphosis. (2) Surgical management of fixed sagittal (flatback) imbalance. Course No. 223, Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications and Revision Surgery. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, March 19 and 20, 1998
  76. Section IV - Scoliosis Research Society. Symposium 1: Degenerative scoliosis. Moderator, Federation of Spine Associations, Specialty Day, New Orleans, LA, March 22, 1998
  77. (1) Decisions regarding anterior vs. posterior vs. combined approaches for adult spinal deformities; and (2) Alternatives for spinal osteotomies for fixed imbalance. Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota, Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds (1), and Abbott Northwestern Hospital academic conference (2), Minneapolis, MN, April 24, 1998
  78. (1) Adult/pediatric isthmic spondylolisthesis; (2) Salvage lumbar surgery; and (3) Monitoring in spinal surgery. Faculty, Debating Complex Issues in Spine Surgery, Course No. 427, sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Garfin SR, Bell GR, Heller JG, Course Chairmen; Chicago, IL, April 30-May 2, 1998
  79. (1) Flatback deformity; (2) Pseudarthrosis: What is it? How to decompress it. How to repair it. Faculty, Strategies in Treatment & Care: The Failed Spine Patient, sponsored by Education Design; Kostuik JP, Course Chairman; Baltimore, MD, August 21-23, 1998
  80. Lumbar flatback: Etiology and solutions. Faculty, Sagittal Plane Spinal Deformity, CME course sponsored by Scoliosis Research Society, New York, NY, September 18, 1998
  81. Guest Lecturer: (1) Alternatives for spinal osteotomies for fixed imbalance; (2) Indications for posterior only versus anterior only versus combined surgeries for adult idiopathic scoliosis (Keynote Lecture); and Moderator, Adult Kyphosis session. 4th Stryker Spinal Invitational Symposium, Adult Deformity: Treatment Issues and Trends, sponsored by Stryker/Osteonics, Cheju Island, Korea, September 23-26, 1998
  82. (1) Adult spinal deformities: The role of the primary care physician. (2) Back pain in children: The role of pediatrician. Faculty, Third Annual Fingers to Toes: Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review Course for Primary Care Providers, Eric P. Newman Education Center, Matava MJ, Bassett GS, Program Chairmen, sponsored by Orthopaedic Surgery and Continuing Medical Education, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, October 30-31, 1998
  83. Moderator of Deformity Session: Spine + Science + Management Course, sponsored by Sofamor Danek USA; Betz RR, Course Chairman; Westin Hotel, New Orleans, LA, November 20-21, 1998
  84. Moderator of One Day Seminar on Anterior Treatment of Scoliosis, sponsored by GICD-USA and Medical Education Resources; DeWald RL, Course Chairman; Hotel InterContinental, Chicago, IL, December 4, 1998
  85. Spinal stenosis and scoliosis: Who is and who is not a surgical candidate; indications and techniques for vertebral intercorporeal surgery. Faculty, The Management of Vertebral Intercorporeal Disorders: What Works and What Doesn’t; DeWald RL, Bridwell KH, Course Chairmen; The Hotel-Intercontinental, Chicago, IL, December 5-6, 1998
  86. (1) Decisions regarding posterior only, anterior only, or combined approaches for the adult spinal deformity patient. Instructional Course Lectures, Course No. 121, Adult Spinal Deformity: Scoliosis (Idiopathic and Degenerative) and Kyphosis. (2) Surgical management of fixed sagittal (flatback) imbalance. Course No. 221, Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications and Revision Surgery. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Anaheim, CA, February 4 and 5, 1999
  87. Anterior and combined techniques. Section I - Scoliosis Research Society, Symposium 1: Post-traumatic kyphosis. Federation of Spine Associations, Specialty Day, Anaheim, CA, February 7, 1999
  88. Lectures: (1) Pediatric back pain, (2) Idiopathic and paralytic scoliosis and (3) Spinal deformities. Moderator: The Adult Spine Session. Round Table Discussions. Faculty, The Spine: Skull to Sacrum/Birth to Old Age, A Seminar for Primary Care Physicians; Bridwell KH, Dacey RG Jr, Program Chairmen, sponsored by the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Washington University School of Medicine, Eric P. Newman Education Center, St. Louis, MO, February 27, 1999
  89. (1) Lecture: Adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis surgical techniques: Posterior only; anterior and posterior; when and how to fix to the sacrum. (2) Workshop: New lumbar fusion techniques. (3) Roundtable Discussions (Leader): Advanced deformity cases. (4) Moderator: Painful Disc Panel. Faculty, Total Spine: Advanced Concepts and Constructs, Fifth Annual International Course; Betz RR, Luque ER, Whitecloud TS III, Course Chairmen, sponsored by Medical Education Resources, supported by the Spinal Science Advancement Foundation, The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico, March 11-14, 1999
  90. Interbody fusion and scoliosis. Current Concepts on Interbody Fusion: A Symposium and Cadaveric Workshop on Biological Implants, sponsored by Practical Anatomy Workshop of St. Louis and St. Louis University, supported by Synthes Spine, St. Louis, MO, May 8, 1999
  91. Visiting Professor: Surgical management of fixed sagittal imbalance. The Fifth Annual Orthopaedic Symposium: Concepts in Orthopaedic Therapeutics, presented by the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department of Orthopaedics, sponsored by Office of Continuing Medical Education, Stony Brook, NY, June 25, 1999
  92. (1) Cages versus allograft for anterior column support in adult deformity. (2) Decisions and expectations with osteotomy surgery for adult flatback syndromes: Smith-Petersen vs. pedicle subtraction. (3) Workshop Demonstration: Thoracolumbar/lumbar curves being treated anteriorly. (Anterior instrumentation for correction of idiopathic scoliosis: Endoscopic and open - Workshop). (4) Deformity Round Table, Leader. Faculty, 6th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Course Chairmen: Betz RR, Harms J, Lenke LG, Whitecloud TS III, sponsored by the Scoliosis Research Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 8-10, 1999
  93. (1) Double screw/double rod anterior system for correction of scoliosis; (2) Preservation of sagittal profile - clinical experience; and (3) The Kaneda/KASS system (case presentation). Faculty, Advanced Course on Anterior Instrumentation for Idiopathic Scoliosis Tutorial, Betz RR (Chairman), Balsara R, Bridwell KH, Clements DH III, Lenke LG, Lowe TG, Newton PO, sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia and the Scoliosis Research Society, Philadelphia, PA, October 24-26, 1999
  94. Guest Speaker: Parent/patient preference and concerns in idiopathic adolescent scoliosis: A prospective preoperative analysis. St. Louis Orthopaedic Society, St. Louis, MO, January 26, 2000
  95. Anterior transthoracic-retroperitoneal approach to the thoracolumbar spine. Faculty, Spinal Fracture Fixation Course, Shaffer WO, Course Chairman, sponsored by Practical Anatomy Workshop of St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, May 3-7, 2000
  96. (1) Corrective osteotomies for sagittal plane deformities: Pedicle subtraction. (2) Moderator, Section: Define the Tidemark for Surgery. Faculty, Spinal Deformity: Challenges and Solutions of Surgical Treatment, Betz RR, Bridwell KH, Chairmen, sponsored by Medical Education Resources, El Conquistador Resort & Country Club, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico, May 12-13, 2000
  97. Decision-making and techniques in cerebral palsy, myelodysplasia and muscular dystrophy deformity. Faculty, Surgical Management of Spinal Deformity in the Young Child, sponsored by GICD-Europe and GICD-USA, Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, Barcelona, Spain, July 5, 2000
  98. Decisions and expectations with osteotomy surgery for adult flatback syndromes: Smith-Petersen vs. pedicle subtraction. Faculty, 7th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, sponsored by Medical Education Resources, Inc. and the Scoliosis Research Society, Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, Barcelona, Spain, July 6-8, 2000
  99. Surgical management of fixed sagittal imbalance. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, September 21, 2000
  100. Importance of sagittal balance in lumbar surgery: The iatrogenic flatback. Faculty, Surgical Treatment Options for Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain, Terrence L. Piper, M.D., Course Director, sponsored by Practical Anatomy Workshop and St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, November 10-12, 2000
  101. (1) Indications, technical advances, results: Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar dual rod systems; Thoughts as compared to single rod; (2) Preservation of sagittal profile - clinical experience; and (3) The KASS system (case presentation). Faculty, Advanced Course on Anterior Instrumentation for Idiopathic Scoliosis Tutorial, Betz RR (Chairman), Balsara R, Bridwell KH, Clements DH III, Lenke LG, Lowe TG, Crawford A, Newton PO, Gaines R, sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia and the Scoliosis Research Society, Philadelphia, PA, November 12-14, 2000
  102. (1) The herniated disc: Evaluation and treatment; and (2) Evaluation of sagittal plane spinal deformities. Faculty, Fifth Annual Fingers to Toes: Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review Course for Primary Care Providers, Eric P. Newman Education Center, Matava MJ, Gordon JE, Program Chairmen, presented by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and sponsored by Continuing Medical Education, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, December 1-2, 2000
  103. (1) Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Anterior open treatment - single vs. dual rod: How to decide. (2) Adult idiopathic scoliosis: Evaluation and evolution of treatment options. (3) Moderator of Case Discussions, Scoliosis. Faculty, Classic and Contemporary Insights in Spine Surgery, Lenke LG, Neuwirth MG Chairmen, sponsored by Medical Education Resources and supported by GICD-USA, New York, NY, December 8-9, 2000
  104. (1) Lecture: Indications for anterior only and combined (anterior and posterior) approaches and techniques in pediatric and adult patients. (2) Course Coordinator and Moderator. Instructional Course Lectures: Course No. ST/443, Anterior Surgery in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: Pediatric and Adult. Faculty: Bridwell KH, Crawford AL, Kostuik JP, Regan JJ, sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, February 28-March 4, 2001
  105. Lectures: (1) Lumbosacral fixation techniques and their indications; and (2) Pedicle subtraction osteotomies. Workshops: (1) Anterior instrumentation for AIS; and (2) Lumbosacral fixation techniques. Faculty, Total Spine: Advanced Concepts and Constructs, Seventh Annual International Course; Betz RR, Luque ER, Rodts GE Jr, Whitecloud TS III, Course Chairmen, sponsored by Medical Education Resources, supported by the Spinal Science Advancement Foundation, The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico, March 15-18, 2001
  106. Moderator: (1) Deformity in adolescents and growing children: Evolving treatment options. Lectures (1) Long fusions: It’s better to fuse to sacrum than L5; and (2) Corrective osteotomies for sagittal plane deformities: Pedicle subtraction. Breakout Session Leader: (1) Sacro-pelvic fixation options; and (2) Sagittal balance in the adult. Roundtable Panel Member: (1) Adult deformity. Faculty and Course Co-Chairman (with Betz RR): Spinal Deformity: Surgical Challenges and Solutions, sponsored by Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Amelia Island, FL, May 11-12, 2001
  107. Moderator: (1) Session 1: Primary presentations. Lectures: (1) Re-establishing coronal and sagittal global balance: early and late. Pre-IMAST, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 10-11, 2001
  108. Leader Round Table Discussion: (1) Adult deformity/degenerative scoliosis. Faculty Round Table Discussion: (1) Fractures and tumors. Lectures: (1) Decisions and expectations with osteotomy surgery for adult flatback syndromes: Smith-Petersen versus pedicle subtraction. Moderator Panel Discussion: (1) Adult deformity - challenges and solutions. Chairman: (1) Instructional course: Anterior instrumentation for correction of idiopathic scoliosis: endoscopic and open dual rod. IMAST, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 12-14, 2001
  109. (1) Lumbosacral fixation techniques. (2) Osteotomies for sagittal imbalance. Sofamor Danek Spine Lectureship. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, August 3, 2001
  110. (1) Adult idiopathic scoliosis: evaluation and evolution of treatment options. (2) Surgical management of fixed sagittal imbalance. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC, August 23-24, 2001
  111. Lecture: Special surgical techniques: What’s new? What works? What’s safe? Section III, Basic Principles and Techniques, Fundamentals of Spinal Deformity, Scoliosis Research Society Instructional Course, Dormans JP Chair, Cleveland Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, OH, September 19, 2001
  112. Indications, technical advances, results: Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar dual rod systems: Thoughts as compared to single rod. Advanced Course on Anterior Instrumentation for Idiopathic Scoliosis, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, November 11-12, 2001
  113. Keynote Lecture: Low and high grade lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: when and how to surgically treat. (2) Adult fixed sagittal malalignment. Spinal Sagittal Balance: Treating Segmental, Regional and Global Malalignment, Chicago, IL, December 7-8, 2001
  114. The iatrogenic flatback/degenerative scoliosis and spondylolisthesis. Advanced Technique for Interbody Fusion of the Lumbar Spine, St. Louis, MO, December 14-16, 2001
  115. (1) Decision making for anterior vs. posterior vs. combined approaches for adult scoliosis. (2) Degenerative radiographic scoliosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis that requires decompression: When and how to fuse? (3) When to fix to the sacrum and how (long constructs). The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: An advanced course for orthopaedic and neurological surgeons. Course Chairmen: Lower TG, Bridwell KH. Beaver Creek, CO, January 19-22, 2002
  116. (1) Keynote Lecture: Low and high grade spondylolisthesis: when to treat? (2) Correction of fixed sagittal malalignment. Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, La Quinta, CA, March 8-9, 2002
  117. Adult deformity: can you stop fusions at L5? When and how to go to the sacrum? Total Spine: Advances in Theory, Technique, and Technology, Cancun, Mexico, March 14-17, 2002
  118. When fusion can be avoided with degenerative spondylolisthesis. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Practical Anatomy Workshop, St. Louis, MO, April 12-14, 2002
  119. Degenerative radiographic scoliosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis that requires deompression: when and how to fuse?. San Diego City-Wide Spine Conference, La Quinta, CA, May 16, 2002
  120. Moderator: Congenital hemivertebra excision: posterior transpedicular technique is superior to circumferential a/p technique. Lectures: (1) High-grade spondylo complete reductions: are they worth the risk?, (2) Fixed sagittal imbalance syndrome: posterior subtraction osteotomies are superior to anterior/posterior osteotomies. Pre-IMAST, Montreux, Switzerland, May 22, 2002
  121. Moderator Panel Discussion: Degenerative lumar scoliosis. Chairman Instructional Course Lecture: Sacral fixation options in long deformity constructs. Leader Roundtable Discussion: Adult coronal plane deformity. Video demonstration: Decisions and expectations with osteotomy surgery for adult flatback syndromes: Smith-Petersen versus pedicle subtraction. Faculty Roundtable Discussion: Fractures and tumors. IMAST, Montreux, Switzerland, May 23-25, 2002
  122. Pedicle subtraction osteotomies for fixed sagittal imbalance: problems with getting a solid fusion in older patients. 20th Century Orthopaedic Society, Kohler, WI, August 7-11, 2002
  123. Chairman: Spinal sagittal imbalance. SICOT/SIROT 2002 - XXII World Congress, San Diego, CA, August 23-30, 2002
  124. Lecture: Anterior techniques. Fundamentals of Spinal Deformity II, Scoliosis Research Society Instructional Course, Seattle, WA, September 18, 2002
  125. Correct sagittal balance and the iatrogenic flatback. Advanced Techniques for Interbody Fusion and Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Lumbar Spine, Practical Anatomy Workshop, St. Louis, MO, October 10, 2002
  126. (1) Treatment options of thoracic curves and double major curves: when to stop at L3 vs L4; when to use screws; when to do the curve selectively; thoracoplasty or not; anterior vs posterior; (2) Revision surgery in adult spinal deformity. The 12th Annual Course on The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: An Advanced Course for Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgeons. Course Chairmen: Lowe TG, Bridwell KH. Beaver Creek, CO, January 18-21, 2003
  127. (1) Moderator Instructional Course Lecture #170: Management of spinal decompensation: Prevention and evolving treatment options; Faculty: Bridwell KH, Asher M, Berven S, Boachie-Adjei O. (2) Moderator Surgical Technique #130: Anterior surgery in the thoracic and lumbar spine: pediatric and adult. Faculty: Bridwell KH, Kostuik JP, Regan JJ, Crawford AH. Sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, February 5-9, 2003
  128. (1) High grade isthmic spondylolisthesis: techniques for reduction, results and complictions; (2) Moderator: Lumbar degenerative disease: lumbar fusion versus arthroplasty; if fusion, when ALIF alone; when PLIF alone; when combined?; (3) Eduardo Luque Orator: Segmental fixation: recent advances, current challenges and future directions. Total Spine: Advances in Theory, Techniques and Technology. Cancun, Mexico, April 4-7, 2003
  129. The surgical management of post-traumatic deformity. Advanced Techniques in Spinal Decompression and Fixation, Practical Anatomy Workshop, St. Louis, MO, May 8-10, 2003
  130. (1) Revision surgery in adult spinal deformity; (2) Treatment options of thoracic curves and double major curves; when to stop at L3 vs L4; when to use screws; when to do the curve selectively; thoracoplasty or not; anterior vs posterior. Guest speaker for The Department of Orthopaedics State University of New York at Buffalo Resident Graduation Ceremony, Buffalo, New York, June 5-6, 2003
  131. (1) Decision making: Smith-Petersen osteotomies vs. pedicle subtraction osteotomies for fixed sagittal imbalance; (2) Adult scoliosis; (3) Scoliosis (adolescent and adult). World Spine II, Chicago, IL August 10-13, 2003
  132. SRS Presidential Address. Scoliosis Research Society 38th Annual meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, September 10-13, 2003
  133. (1) Dual rod technique and clinical results; (2) Fixation to the sacrum: Biomechanics and clinical results; (3) Results of PSO for fixed sagittal imbalance. Spinal Deformity Study Group Symposium 2003: Emerging Trends & Advanced Surgical Techniques, St. Louis, MO, November 13-15, 2003
  134. Correct sagittal balance and the iatrogenic flatback. Advanced Techniques for Interbody Fusion and Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Lumbar Spine, Practical Anatomy Workshop, St. Louis, MO, November 13-15, 2003
  135. (1) Indications and treatment options for sacro-pelvic fixation for deformities that require instrumentation below L5 (including sacral fixation alone; sacro-pelvic fixation; anterior interbody structural support: ALIF vs PLIF); (2) Osteotomies for fixed sagittal deformity (Smith Petersen vs. pedicle subtraction); proximal junctional problems in the upper thoracic spine. The 13th Annual Course on The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: An Advanced Course for Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgeons. Course Chairmen: Lowe TG, Bridwell KH. Beaver Creek, CO, January 17-20, 2004
  136. (1) Moderator Instructional Course Lecture #236: Management of spinal decompensation: Prevention and evolving treatment options; Faculty: Bridwell KH, Burton D, Boachie-Adjei O, Berven S. (2) Moderator Surgical Technique #330: Anterior surgery in the thoracic and lumbar spine: pediatric and adult. Faculty: Bridwell KH, Kostuik JP, Regan JJ, Crawford AH. Sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, March 11-12, 2004
  137. The pros and cons of saving the L5-S1 motion segment in a long scoliosis fusion construct. Federation of Spine Associates, Specialty Day San Francisco, CA, March 13, 2004
  138. Selection of instrumentation and fusion levels: Where to start and where to stop? 20th Annual AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Shaffrey CI, Chariman. San Diego, CA, March 17-20, 2004
  139. (1) Deformities of the adult spine; and (2) Evaluation and management of scoliosis in children and adolescents. Faculty, Fingers to Toes: Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review Course for Primary Care Providers, Eric P. Newman Education Center, Matava MJ, Gordon JE, Program Chairmen, presented by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and sponsored by Continuing Medical Education, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, April 23-24, 2004
  140. (1) Moderator: Degenerative lumbar scoliosis; Faculty: Bridwell KH, Albert T, Lauryssen C, Fessler R, Ruf M. (2) Faculty Roundtable Discussion Adult Deformity. (3) Chair Instructional Course #5: Iliac fixation in long segment fusions; faculty: Bridwell KH, O’Brien M, Ondra S. 11th IMAST, Southampton, Bermuda, July 1-3, 2004
  141. Surgical management of thoracolumbar kyphosis. 6th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, IL, August 12-15, 2004
  142. Co-moderator Session VII: Innovative methods, spondylolisthesis, basic science, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis Research Society 39th Annual meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5-9. 2004
  143. Co-moderator Concurrent Session: Idiopathic Scoliosis. North American Spine Society 19th Annual meeting, Chicago, IL, October 30, 2004
  144. (1) Indications and treatment options for sacro-pelvic fixation for deformities that require instrumentation below L5 (including sacral fixation alone; sacro-pelvic fixation; anterior interbody structural support: ALIF vs PLIF); (2) Osteotomies for fixed sagittal deformity (Smith Petersen vs. pedicle subtraction); proximal junctional problems in the upper thoracic spine. The 13th Annual Course on The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: An Advanced Course for Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgeons. Course Chairmen: Lowe TG, Bridwell KH. Beaver Creek, CO, January 17-20, 2005
  145. Moderator Instructional Course Lecture #330: Management of spinal decompensation: Prevention and evolving treatment options. Faculty: Bridwell KH, Burton D, Boachie-Adjei O, Berven S. Sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, DC, February 25, 2005
  146. (1) Spinal deformity in the adult: fundamentals in assessment and management. (2) Lumbosacral and spinopelvic fixation. 3rd Annual Flawn Lectureship, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. San Antonio, TX, April 13-14, 2005
  147. Moderator Symposium 7: Subspecialty certification: Are we fragmenting or improving orthopaedic surgery? 118th Annual Meeting of the AOA, Huntington Beach, CA, June 22-25, 2005
  148. (1) Moderator Degenerative lumbar scoliosis symposium - Session VII: Adult Deformity; (2) Moderator: Roundtable discussion D: Adult Deformity; (3) Co-Moderator Session VIII: Pediatric Deformity; (4) Faculty ICL #4: Advanced techniques in adult degenerative scoliosis. 12th IMAST, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2005
  149. Moderator Session VII: Pelvis to cervical spine. Harrington Spine Symposium, Kansas City, KS, July 28-30, 2005
  150. Experience as a spine surgeon. National Marfan Foundation Annual Conference - Orthopedics Basic and Clinical Research Meeting, St. Louis, MO, August 4, 2005
  151. Post-traumatic kyphosis: The role for osteotomy. 7th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, IL, August 11-13, 2005
  152. (1) Spinal deformity in the adult: fundamentals in assessment and management. (2) Lumbosacral and spinopelvic fixation. Edgar Dawson Annual Lectureship, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, September 16-17, 2005