Michael Barbella, Managing Editor10.25.23
The Spine Journal and North American Spine Society (NASS) have announced two winners of the 2023 Outstanding Paper Awards.
The awards recognize excellence in unpublished spine care research. Winning manuscripts receive a $10,000 prize and will be published in the Journal's January 2024 issue. The winners presented their research during NASS' Best Paper sessions last week during the organization's 2023 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
The Outstanding Papers are as follows:
Varenicline Mitigates the Increased Risk of Pseudarthrosis Associated with Nicotine
Brian Karamian, M.D.; Hannah Levy, M.D.; Goutham Yalla, B.S.; Nicholas D'Antonio, B.S.; Jeremy Heard, B.S.; Mark Lambrechts, M.D.; Jose Canseco, M.D., Ph.D.; Alexander Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D.; Dessislava Markova, Ph.D.; Christopher Kepler, M.D.
Early Surgery Compared to Nonoperative Management for Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: a Cost-Utility Analysis
Armaan K. Malhotra, M.D.; Husain Shakin, M.D.; Erin M. Harrington, BMSc; Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D.; Jefferson R. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.; Christopher D. Witiw, M.D.
NASS is a global multidisciplinary medical organization dedicated to fostering the highest quality, ethical, evidence-based and value-based spine care by promoting education, research, and advocacy. NASS is comprised of more than 8,000 members from several disciplines, including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, and physical therapy.
The awards recognize excellence in unpublished spine care research. Winning manuscripts receive a $10,000 prize and will be published in the Journal's January 2024 issue. The winners presented their research during NASS' Best Paper sessions last week during the organization's 2023 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
The Outstanding Papers are as follows:
Varenicline Mitigates the Increased Risk of Pseudarthrosis Associated with Nicotine
Brian Karamian, M.D.; Hannah Levy, M.D.; Goutham Yalla, B.S.; Nicholas D'Antonio, B.S.; Jeremy Heard, B.S.; Mark Lambrechts, M.D.; Jose Canseco, M.D., Ph.D.; Alexander Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D.; Dessislava Markova, Ph.D.; Christopher Kepler, M.D.
Early Surgery Compared to Nonoperative Management for Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: a Cost-Utility Analysis
Armaan K. Malhotra, M.D.; Husain Shakin, M.D.; Erin M. Harrington, BMSc; Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D.; Jefferson R. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.; Christopher D. Witiw, M.D.
NASS is a global multidisciplinary medical organization dedicated to fostering the highest quality, ethical, evidence-based and value-based spine care by promoting education, research, and advocacy. NASS is comprised of more than 8,000 members from several disciplines, including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, and physical therapy.