UAMS Hosts Oct. 24 Spinal Neurosurgery Lecture
| LITTLE ROCK — Nicholas Theodore, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury, will discuss advances in spine surgery in a free, public lecture Oct. 24 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Theodore is a professor of neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, where he directs the Neurosurgical Spine Center. He also founded and co-directs the university’s Holistic Electrical, Ultrasonic and Physiological Interventions Unburdening those with Spinal Cord Injury (HEPIUS) Innovation Laboratory.
His talk, “Engineering the Future of Spinal Surgery,” is part of the Flanagin-Boop Endowed Lectureship in Spinal Neurosurgery at UAMS, which honors the legacy of Stevenson Flanagin, M.D., former chair of the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery, and Warren C. Boop, M.D., who together built the neurosurgery residency program at UAMS.
It will begin at 6 p.m. in the Fred Smith Auditorium on the 12th floor of the Jack T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute on the Little Rock campus. A reception with food and wine will follow.
The event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. Registration is encouraged. To register, receive the link to participate and learn more about continuing education credits, visit: medicine.uams.edu/neurosurgery/events/flanigan-boop.
Parking will be available in Parking 3 at 4000 W. Capitol Ave. The parking deck has a bridge that connects directly to the Spine Institute.
Theodore earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed a residency in neurosurgery and a fellowship in spinal surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute, which is in Phoenix and is a renowned neurological disease and spine treatment and research institution.
He is an award-winning teacher and researcher who has written or co-authored 30 book chapters and more than 180 peer-reviewed journal articles, and he co-holds 10 patents for medical devices and procedures. His research focuses on trauma, spinal cord injuries, robotics and developing an understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of spinal diseases.