Sonntag Spine Symposium
3rd Annual Sonntag Spine Symposium
Who Should Attend
Neurological and orthopedic spine surgeons in training and in practice.
Course Learning Objectives
The Sonntag Spine Symposium, held annually, is dedicated to providing education on the latest and innovative technologies in minimally invasive spine surgery.
The primary objective of this event is to impart knowledge and training to the upcoming generation of neurosurgeons. Attendees at the symposium will have the chance to deeply engage in the realm of minimally invasive spine surgery. Alongside case presentations, the course faculty will delve into topics such as adult spinal deformity, single position surgery, and technology. This setting not only facilitates learning new techniques but also fosters a mutually beneficial bidirectional educational exchange among surgeons, fellows, and residents.
Registration Information
| Attendee Type | price |
|---|---|
| In-Person General Admission | Free |
| Zoom Admission | $25 |
In-Person
Virtual for International Attendees Only
October 24, 2025
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM MST
Date, Time, and Location
In Person and Virtual
Friday, October 24, 2025
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM MST
Sonntag Pavilion
Barrow Neurological Institute
2910 North 3rd Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
Speaker Information
Updated 2025 Agenda coming soon; the 2024 agenda is below for reference. All times refer to Arizona time (Mountain Standard Time).
| SPeaker/Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Friday, March 22, 2024 |
| Regis Haid, MD | Grand Rounds – Finding True North |
| Fayyadh Yusuf, PhD (8:30 AM) | Grand Rounds – “And the Oscar for Best Spine Surgeon Goes to…” How to Create a Chair-Worthy Character |
| 9:20 AM | Break |
| 9:45 AM | Will Spinal Endoscopy Become The Next Vertebroplasty? Who Will Own It: Proceduralists or Surgeons? |
| 10:20 AM | Single-Position Circumferential MIS Surgery – A True Breakthrough or Just Clever Marketing? |
| 10:55 AM | Meeting Madness: How Many Societies and Conferences do We Actually Need? |
| 11:30 AM | The Progressive Challenges Faced by Physician-Owned Practices. Will Independent Physician Owned Groups Remain an Employment Option in the Emerging Corporate Healthcare Environment? |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (Dr. Volker KH Sonntag Lunch Conversation) |
| 12:45 PM | T10-Pelvis Open With Interbody Fusions vs. Posterolateral Fusion Alone: Separating Fact From Fiction |
| 1:20 PM | Ideal Sagittal Alignment Targets: Why So Many Conflicting Concepts and How Close Are We To A Universally Accepted Definition? |
| 1:55 PM | Balancing Act in Deformity Surgery: MIS Approaches – When Less Invasive Means More Morbidity, Where Do We Draw the Line? |
| 2:25 PM | Break |
| 2:55 PM | When To Say No To The “Less-Than-Ideal” Surgical Candidate: Osteoporosis, Frailty, Surgical Invasiveness |
| 3:30 PM | Pedicle Screw Placement: Free Hand/Fluoro vs. Navigated/Robotic – Unraveling Legal Implications and Liability in 2024 |
| 4:05 PM | Spine Surgery and Social Media: Going Viral For the Wrong Reasons |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn |
Disclosures
It is the policy of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational programs. All those in control of content will disclose all relevant relationships with commercial interests. Detailed disclosures will be made in the activity handout materials.
