1st Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit

Feb 19, 2016

Four men in suits

NewYork-Presbyterian hosted the 1st Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit on Friday, February 19th. The meeting welcomed 200 physicians from across the United States and highlighted numerous safety and quality advances that are being made in spine surgery. Dr. Michael Vitale, Chief of the Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/ Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Chaired the Summit that focused on how to enhance both adult and pediatric spine safety and patient outcomes. Dr. Lawrence Lenke, surgeon-in-chief of The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen, was also one of the featured Co-Chairs.