Registration

Hands-On Workshops

PLEASE NOTE: Workshops run simultaneously. Please select ONE workshop to attend.

Cadaver Workshop

Workshop Directors: Christopher Gharibo, MD, Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD, Kenneth Chapman, MD

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Sunday, November 8, 2026

Hudson Room I/II/III

 

 

Stations & Topics

  • Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
  • 60-day Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
  • SCS
  • DRG
  • Lysis of Adhesion – Site-Specific Catheter Procedures

Faculty

Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD
Kenneth Chapman, MD
Saurabh Dang, MD
Carlos Marcelo De Barros, MD, PhD
Didier Demesmin, MD
Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD
Brian Durkin, DO
Christopher Gharibo, MD
Ale Ismael Gonzalez Cazares, MD
Hemant Kalia, MD
Flipe Mejia, MD

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Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD
Andrew Kaufman, MD
Sean Li, MD
Sam Nia, MD
Daniel Pak, MD
Ricardo Plancarte Sanchez, MD, PhD
Sandeep Rathi, MD
Iasmin Sindeaux, MD
Harry Sukumaran, MD
Marcela Torreblanca, MD

Ultrasound Workshop

Workshop Directors: Ashish Shetty, MD, Juan De La Cruz Pineda, MD, Ignacio Reyes Torres, MD

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Sunday, November 8, 2026

Hudson Room IV/V/VI

 

 

Stations & Topics

Head and Neck

  • Greater occipital nerve
  • Third occipital nerve
  • Stellate ganglion
  • Cervical facets/MBB
  • Cervical nerve roots

Shoulder

  • Long head of biceps
  • Suprascapular nerve
  • Shoulder articular branches
  • Subacromial subdeltoid bursa
  • Acromioclavicular joint
  • Glenohumeral joint
  • Axillary nerve

Posterior Pelvis

  • Pudendal
  • Piriformis
  • Obturator internus
  • SI Joint
  • Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve of thigh

 

Lumbar Spine / Thorax

  • MBB/Facets
  • Caudal
  • Multifidus
  • Intercostal
  • Paravertebral block

Lower Limb

  • Knee – Genicular/Adductor canal/IPAC
  • Hip – PENG
  • GT Complex
  • LFCN

Thorax / Abdomen

  • Intercostal
  • Rectus sheath
  • Quadratus Lumborum block
  • Ilioinguinal/ IH
  • Genitofemoral block
  • TAP

Faculty

Debesh Bhoi, MD
George Chang Chien, DO
Gerard DeGregoris, MD
Leonardo Ferraro, MD
Manuel Herrero Trujillano, MD, PhD
Andre Mansano, MD
Carlos Monroy, MD
Anand Murugesan, MD
Juan De La Cruz Pineda, MD
Carolina Porras, MD
Ashish Shetty, MD
Victor Silva, MD
Ignacio Reyes Torres, MD

Regenerative Medicine Workshop

Workshop Directors: Sudhir Diwan, MD, Jesus Medina, MD, Giulia Haendchen Fornasari, MD

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Sunday, November 8, 2026

Harborside Room

Topics

Patient Evaluation & Selection

  • Clinical assessment & patient selection
  • Imaging and treatment planning
  • Indications for orthobiologic procedures

BMAC Harvesting & Processing

  • Bone marrow aspiration technique
  • BMAC preparation and processing
  • Biologic handling & procedural pearls

Subchondral Applications

  • Fluoroscopy-guided subchondral access
  • Vertebral endplate & subchondral targets
  • Cadaveric hands-on techniques

 

 

 

Functional Spine Unit

  • Functional Spine Unit concept
  • Disc, facet & supporting structures
  • Fluoroscopy-guided regenerative techniques
  • Cadaveric hands-on applications

Ultrasound-Guided Targets

  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound assessment
  • Upper & lower extremity targets
  • Ultrasound-guided orthobiologic injections
  • Procedural pearls & safety

 

Faculty

Ariana DeMers, DO
Sudhir Diwan, MD
Giulia Haendchen Fornasari, MD
Sandra Martinez, MD
Jesus Medina, MD
Frank Ocasio, MD
Victor Pacheco, MD

Program Overview

8:00-9:00 AM Didactic Lectures

9:00-11:00 AM Practical Workshop
1. BMAC Preparation and Processing
2. Biologic Handling & Procedural Pearls
3. ⁠Business of Regenerative Medicine
4. ⁠Microfat: Harvest, Processing & Transfer

11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Cadaver Workshop
1. Fluoroscopy-guided Bone Marrow Aspiration
2. ⁠Fluoroscopy-guided Subchondral Injections
3. ⁠Fluoroscopy-guided Intradiscal Injections
4. ⁠Ultrasound-guided Adipose Tissue Harvesting

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