North American Spine Society10.27.17
During its 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., the North American Spine Society announced the winners of its 2017 research grants and Traveling Fellowships. The grants provide funding for promising projects by qualified investigators in the spine care field. Since 1989, NASS has funded more than $3.8 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 $149,999 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 2017 research grant award winners are:
Clinical: "A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Control Trial of Postoperative Acetaminophen vs. Ketorolac in Lumbar Spinal Fusion"
Primary investigator: Harvinder Sandhu, M.D.
Amount: $46,550
Young Investigator—Translational: "Identifying Molecular Determinants of Local Control After Radiation Therapy to Spinal Metastases from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)"
Primary investigator: Erik S. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
Amount: $43,875, funding year one only of a two-year grant
Young Investigator—Basic: "Real-Time Non-Radiation Based Navigation Using 3D Ultrasound for Pedicle Screw Placement"
Primary investigator: Ilker Hacihaliloglu, BSC, MSc, Ph.D.
Amount: $46,905, funding year one only of a two-year grant
The 2017 Traveling Fellowship award winners are:
Clinical Traveling Fellowship: Mohammed Hassan Ibrahim Mahboub, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University; University of Souther California; UT Southwestern Medical Center
Amount: $7,169
Clinical Traveling Fellowship: Abduljabbar Alhammoud, M.D., Rothman Institute; Hospital of Special Surgery; Rush University
Amount: $5,500
More than 3,000 spine professionals are meeting at the NASS 2017 Annual Meeting to share the latest information, innovative techniques and procedures, best practices, and new technologies in the spine field. NASS is a multidisciplinary medical organization that fosters high-quality, evidence-based, ethical 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.
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 $149,999 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 2017 research grant award winners are:
Clinical: "A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Control Trial of Postoperative Acetaminophen vs. Ketorolac in Lumbar Spinal Fusion"
Primary investigator: Harvinder Sandhu, M.D.
Amount: $46,550
Young Investigator—Translational: "Identifying Molecular Determinants of Local Control After Radiation Therapy to Spinal Metastases from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)"
Primary investigator: Erik S. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
Amount: $43,875, funding year one only of a two-year grant
Young Investigator—Basic: "Real-Time Non-Radiation Based Navigation Using 3D Ultrasound for Pedicle Screw Placement"
Primary investigator: Ilker Hacihaliloglu, BSC, MSc, Ph.D.
Amount: $46,905, funding year one only of a two-year grant
The 2017 Traveling Fellowship award winners are:
Clinical Traveling Fellowship: Mohammed Hassan Ibrahim Mahboub, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University; University of Souther California; UT Southwestern Medical Center
Amount: $7,169
Clinical Traveling Fellowship: Abduljabbar Alhammoud, M.D., Rothman Institute; Hospital of Special Surgery; Rush University
Amount: $5,500
More than 3,000 spine professionals are meeting at the NASS 2017 Annual Meeting to share the latest information, innovative techniques and procedures, best practices, and new technologies in the spine field. NASS is a multidisciplinary medical organization that fosters high-quality, evidence-based, ethical 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.