North American Spine Society10.28.16
The North American Spine Society (NASS) announced the winners of its 2016 Research and Clinical Traveling Fellowships and Research Grant Awards at its 31st Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass.
Research grants provide funding for promising projects by qualified investigators in spine care. Since 1989, NASS has funded more than $3.7 million in grants for spine-related research.
NASS Research Traveling Fellowships span at least five months at one medical center other than the facility at which the applicant currently practices. Clinical Traveling Fellowships span at least one month to be spent in three to five different medical centers studying spine techniques.
A total of $136,479 was awarded to this year's recipients based on scientific merit, significance of the project, approach, and feasibility. Winners were selected by the NASS Research Project Management Committee and Research Council, and approved by the Executive Committee.
The 2016 Clinical Traveling Fellowship winner is Pallav Bhatia, M.B.B.S., M.S., Mount Sinai Medical Center; Rush University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital ($5,800).
The 2016 Research Traveling Fellowship winner is Nicholas Van Halm Lutterodt, M.D., Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California ($5,000).
The 2016 Research Grant award winners are:
The North American Spine Society is a multidisciplinary medical organization dedicated to fostering high-quality, evidence-based and ethical spine care through education, research, and advocacy. NASS is comprised of more than 8,000 members from various disciplines including orhtopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, and physical therapy.
Research grants provide funding for promising projects by qualified investigators in spine care. Since 1989, NASS has funded more than $3.7 million in grants for spine-related research.
NASS Research Traveling Fellowships span at least five months at one medical center other than the facility at which the applicant currently practices. Clinical Traveling Fellowships span at least one month to be spent in three to five different medical centers studying spine techniques.
A total of $136,479 was awarded to this year's recipients based on scientific merit, significance of the project, approach, and feasibility. Winners were selected by the NASS Research Project Management Committee and Research Council, and approved by the Executive Committee.
The 2016 Clinical Traveling Fellowship winner is Pallav Bhatia, M.B.B.S., M.S., Mount Sinai Medical Center; Rush University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital ($5,800).
The 2016 Research Traveling Fellowship winner is Nicholas Van Halm Lutterodt, M.D., Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California ($5,000).
The 2016 Research Grant award winners are:
- Clinical Grant: "Comparative Effectiveness of Multi-Modal Pain Management vs. Standard Postoperative Analgesia: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Reduce Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery." Primary investigator: Richard Skolasky, ScD. ($47,748).
- Clincal Grant: The Severity of Preoperative A1c and Predicting Postoperative Complications in Spine Surgery." Primary investigator: Tomoko Tanaka, M.D. ($25,000 partial funding).
- Young Investigator—Basic Grant: "Does Cartilage Endplate Permeability Impact Nucleus Pulposus Cell Function?" Primary investigator: Aaron J. Fields, Ph.D. ($25,000 partial funding for first year of a two-year project).
- Young Investigator—Clinical: "Effects of Telemedicine Triage on Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness in Spinal Care." Primary investigator: Shari Cui, M.D. ($27,931).
The North American Spine Society is a multidisciplinary medical organization dedicated to fostering high-quality, evidence-based and ethical spine care through education, research, and advocacy. NASS is comprised of more than 8,000 members from various disciplines including orhtopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, and physical therapy.