Nov 20, 2024 Investiture of Frank P. Cammisa Jr., MD- the Bill and Barbara Weldon Chair in Spine Innovation
Sept 25-28, 2024 NASS 39th Annual Meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago IL
The Integrated Spine Research Program (ISRP) Team attended NASS 2024: Celeste Abjornson, PhD, Fellow Giuseppe Loggia, MD, Research Assistant Philip Paschal, Research Assistant Gregory Paschal, Research Assistant Joseph Babrowicz and Research Manager Gwendolyn Pencinger.
NASS is a packed program, full of learning, presenting, networking, and seminar attendance. The Team attends preplanned meetings and events, works to identify prospective research projects to work on throughout the year; research that offers positive results and understanding within the 4 segments of our research: Spinal Robotics and Navigation, Biomaterials, Motion Preservation and Patient Outcomes
June 14, 2024 Frank P Cammisa Jr. MD HSS Spine Symposium “Controversies in Spine Surgery Innovation and Technology: Adopting and Minimizing Complications”
June 14, 2024 Frank P Cammisa Jr. MD HSS Spine Symposium “Controversies in Spine Surgery Innovation and Technology: Adopting and Minimizing Complications”
This bi-annual symposium hosted 11 presentations and 18 Exhibitors and Sponsors at the HSS Richard L Menschel Conference Center, 2nd Floor Main Hospital 535 E 70th St. NY, NY 10021
June 13, 2024 Frank P Cammisa Jr. Faculty Dinner CitiField – Mets 3 vs. Marlins 2
June 13, 2024 Frank P Cammisa Jr. Faculty Dinner CitiField – Mets 3 vs. Marlins 2- A beautiful evening in the Bronx. Dr. Frank Cammisa threw out the evenining’s first pitch and Dr. Andrew Sama caught that pitch. This evening was the kickoff to the following day’s Frank P Cammisa Symposium at Richard L. Menschel Conference Center
May 9,2024 The Second Annual HSS Research Day at Richard Menschel Conference Center
Philip Paschal, MS Spine Third Place Meeting Presentation Clinical Research (Mentor Frank P Cammisa, MD Bone Health and Implant Integration) The Clinical Survivorship of Bacteria Positive Culture Patients at Time of Index Lumbar Fusion Surgery.
Gregory Paschal, MS Spine Honorable Mention Meeting Presenter Clinical Research (Mentor Celeste Abjornson, PhD Musculoskeletal Pain) Intravenous Acetaminophen Improves Patient Outcomes and Decreases Opioid Use in Lumbar Fusion.
April 25-28 ISASS Annual Convention 2024 Lowes Miami Beach, FL
Abstracts presented by Celeste Abjornson, PhD, Philip Paschal, MS and Gregory Paschal, MS
April 12, 2024 Texas Back Institute Neuroscience Conference sponsored by the Texas Institute Research Foundation
Celeste Abjornson, PhD Virtual Guest Speaker
March 2024 ISRP Summer Intern Sungjae Cho wins third place at NYSSEF
Gregory Paschal and ISRP Team, “I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for allowing me to be a mentee in part of your amazing lab project and continuously reviewing my work and forms over the year.” Thank you so much! Sungjae
5th Annual Doc’s Health Spine Arthroplasty Summit- Guest Speaker (virtual) Celeste Abjornson PhD, Los Angeles, CA Nov 2023
5th Annual Doc’s Health Spine Arthroplasty Summit- Guest Speaker (virtual) Celeste Abjornson PhD, Los Angeles, CA Nov 2023
First Place Poster Presentation- at Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium- Philip Paschal
“A Comprehensive Review of Lumbar Circumferential Fusion- Pedicle Screw Fixation vs. Interlaminar Fusion Stabilization” Philadelphia, PA November 2023
Attended North North American Spine Society Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2023
Attended North North American Spine Society Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2023
HSS 2023 Tribute Dinner Honoring Frank P Cammisa, MD - June 2023
Research Assistants Gregory and Philip Paschal are recognized on HSS Endowed Chairs Professorship & Fellowship
Finn and Barbara Caspersen Fellowship for Spine Research
Philip K. Paschal, MS
The Finn and Barbara Caspersen Fellowship for Spine Research provides research support for the Integrated Spine Research Program (ISRP), led by Dr. Frank P. Cammisa and Dr. Celeste Abjornson, which conducts both basic science and clinical research. Spine Service Research Assistant, Philip K. Paschal, is currently involved with prospectively researching clinical outcomes of spinal devices made from a certain polymer (PEKK) when used in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery. He is also determining the colonization rate of occult bacteria in the superficial and deep tissue layers of healthy patients undergoing primary instrumented lumbar spine surgery. Most recently, he has delivered a virtual course describing the connection between the gut microbiome and the spine and has presented his work at several national and international conferences.
Benjamin M. Rosen Fellowship in Spine Surgery
Gregory Paschal, MS
Gregory Paschal is a researcher in the Integrated Spine Research Program led by Dr. Frank P. Cammisa and Dr. Celeste Abjornson and oversees the basic science lab for the program. He is currently studying the biological response of mesenchymal stem cells on 3D printed titanium spinal implants to optimize surface morphology for bone regeneration and healing. He is also managing multiple clinical studies, including a prospective analysis of IV versus oral acetaminophen as a method to decrease opioid use perioperative to instrumented lumbar fusions, as well as a retrospective review of allograft cellular bone matrix as an alternative to iliac crest autograft in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. He has recently presented his research both nationally and internationally at the International Society for the Advancement of Spice Surgery (ISASS), Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS), and North American Spine Society (NASS) annual meetings.