Category: Medical & Spine Courses

Becker’s Spine Review on 3rd Annual Spine Surgery Safety Summit

Dr. Michael Vitale on 3rd spine surgery safety summit: "The appetite for information regarding safety in spine surgery is seemingly endless." Excerpt from Becker's Spine Review | Written by Megan Wood | May 14, 2018 Back in 2012, Michael Vitale, MD, chief ... Read More

S3P Summit Instructs National Audience About Spine Surgery Safety Advances

The Safety in Spine Surgery project was thrilled to have hosted the 3rd Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit on Friday, April 20, 2018 at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The event brought together a diverse audience of spine surgeons, OR directors and ... Read More

Safety in Spine Surgery Summit: Focused on Patient Outcomes

Posted on April 20, 2018

Dr. Lenke is one of the co-chairs of The Safety in Spine Surgery Summit, 2018, held today in New York, NY. This year, its theme is: “Toward New Rules of Engagement for an Increasingly Complex Spine World.” The keynote lecture ... Read More

Dr. Lawrence Lenke Co-chairs 2nd Safety in Spine Surgery Summit

First, do no harm: Dr. Michael Vitale, Dr. Lawrence Lenke on 2nd Safety in Spine Surgery Summit Courtesy of Becker's Spine Review; by Megan Wood; A significant gap in spine surgery safety awareness struck Michael Vitale, MD MPH, of New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Orthopedics, ... Read More

Dr. Lenke Co-chaired The 2nd Annual International Spinal Deformity Symposium (ISDS)

Posted on November 28, 2016

Dr. Lenke co-chaired the 2nd Annual International Spinal Deformity Symposium (ISDS) in Chicago, IL on Nov. 11-12, 2016.  The ISDS features an internationally-renowned faculty and is a case-based course tackling current challenges, research, and outcomes of treatment. Read More

Where in the World is Dr. Lenke?!

Posted on October 29, 2016

Dr. Lenke travels the world sharing his knowledge and experience to educate the next generation of spine surgeons in the safe practice of spine surgery.  He is very committed to doing that and feels it is his obligation. In August, he ... Read More

Dr. Lenke, Total Spine Series, Hosted Surgeons for Live VCR Surgery & Webinar

As part of the Total Spine Series 2016 offerings, Dr. Lenke hosted 23 surgeons on September 12th to watch a live surgery in New York, NY. He performed a vertebral column resection (VCR) surgery on a patient with severe scoliosis. Then ... Read More

Dr. Lenke hosts 6 attending spine surgeons to observe surgery

Posted on July 01, 2016

On 4/18/16, Dr. Lenke hosted 6 attending spine surgeons through the Total Spine Series Live Surgery Program to observe him performing a pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO).  This procedure is performed on primary or revision patients who have decreased lordosis (swayback) ... Read More