Invited Lectures

Invited symposia and faculty presentations at national meetings, as listed in the curriculum vitae (42 items).

  1. Presenter - Robotics: Will it Become More than a Tool Holder? Karthik Madhavan, MD, Symposium: Section on REMi: The Symbiosis of Robotics, Enabling Technology and Minimally Invasive Surgery; Wednesday Sept 25 2024 0730-9am NASS 39th Annual Meeting; Chicago IL
  2. Moderator and Presenter: Debate: Minimally Invasive Procedures; Karthik H. Madhavan, MD, I Am Good With My C-Arm- presentation, Wednesday October 18 2023 0730-9am NASS 38th Annual Meeting; Los Angeles Conventions Center Los Angeles CA
  3. Moderator and Presenter; Symposium: Future of Healthcare; Karthik Madhavan MD; Introduction and Moderation; Thursday October 18 2023 0130-3pm NASS 38th Annual Meeting; Los Angeles Conventions Center Los Angeles CA
  4. Moderator and Presenter; Symposium: Establishing Spine Centered Hospital and ASC; Karthik Madhavan MD; Building and Growing Spine Practices; Thursday October 18 2023 0335-505pm NASS 38th Annual Meeting; Los Angeles Conventions Center Los Angeles CA
  5. Presenter; Debate: Controversies in Modern Spine Surgery; Karthik Madhavan MD; Endoscopic vs Microdiscectomy debate – Winner -Karthik Madhavan MD, Friday October 18 2023 0730-9am NASS 38th Annual Meeting; Los Angeles Conventions Center Los Angeles CA
  6. Moderator and Presenter; Symposium: Arthrodesis: Interbody, Innovation and Beyond, Karthik Madhavan MD ; Titanium Coated PEEK: Is it the New Peanut Butter Chocolate of Interbodies?; Friday October 18 2023 0130-3pm NASS 38th Annual Meeting; Los Angeles Conventions Center Los Angeles CA
  7. Moderator and Presenter- Spine Physician as the CEO; Building and Growing Practices in ASC- Karthik Madhavan MD, Wednesday, October 12, 2022; 9:30-10:30 a.m. NASS 37th Annual Meeting; October 12-15, 2022 . McCormick Place--West Building, Chicago, IL
  8. Moderator and Presenter- Ambulatory Surgery Center is the Next Big Thing in Spine; Understanding ASC model- Karthik Madhavan MD, Thursday, October 12, 2022 7:25-8:25 a.m; NASS 37th Annual Meeting; October 12-15, 2022 . McCormick Place--West Building, Chicago, IL
  9. Discussant for the Kuntz Scholar Oral Abstract Presentations: Top Abstracts Concurrent Session-1. Abstract Title: 102 Systemic Antibiotic Management after Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Abstract Presenter: Jose Orenday; Abstract Presentation Time: 3:35 – 3:40 PM; Discussant Presentation Time: 3:40 – 3:45 PM – Karthik Madhavan MD - Thursday, February 24, 2022, DSPN Las Vegas
  10. Overview of Social Media -Karthik Madhavan MD; Social Media: How to Use it and Not; Wednesday, September 29; 7:35-8:35 a.m. North American Spine Society 36th Annual Meeting September 27th-Oct 2 2021
  11. Overview of Current Healthcare- Karthik Madhavan MD; Plenary session - Future of Healthcare; September 29 8:35-10:00 a.m. North American Spine Society 36th Annual Meeting September 27th-Oct 2 2021
  12. NIS – Length of Stay/Discharge/Cost Analysis - Karthik Madhavan MD; Symposium -Quest for Truth-Online Databases versus Registries: Reflecting the True Outcomes; Thursday, September 30 7:25-8:25 a.m.; North American Spine Society 36th Annual Meeting September 27th-Oct 2 2021
  13. Cost and Expenditure of Endoscopy and Negotiations for New Practice During COVID Era; Karthik Madhavan, MD; Endoscopic Surgery: Relevance, Economy and Latest Trends; Thursday, September 30 1:00-2:00 p.m.; North American Spine Society 36th Annual Meeting September 27th-Oct 2 2021
  14. Augmented Reality in Screw Placement - Karthik Madhavan MD; AR, VR, AI and Large Data; 8:00-9:00 a.m. Saturday, October 2; North American Spine Society 36th Annual Meeting September 27th-Oct 2 2021
  15. Overview of ASC - Karthik Madhavan MD; Evolving Trends in Ambulatory Surgical Care Pre- and Current COVID Era; 10:30-12:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 2; North American Spine Society 36th Annual Meeting September 27th-Oct 2 2021
  16. Is Health Care Ready for Disruption? Karthik Madhavan MD; Multidisplinary Symposium: Healthcare Disruption and Finance: To Brace or Embrace? Tuesday, October 6th 2020 2-3 pm; North American Spine Society 35th Annual Meeting October 6-9 2020 Virtual Conference
  17. Overview of ASC; Karthik Madhavan MD; 2:30–3:30 p.m.; Medical Symposium: Ambulatory Care Surgery Practice and Applications: Spine Surgery in the Ambulatory Care Setting: Getting Patients Home Happy; Wednesday, October 7th 2020 2-3 pm; North American Spine Society 35th Annual Meeting October 6-9 2020 Virtual Conference
  18. Introduction to ERASS and History; Karthik Madhavan MD; Symposium: Physiological Modifications for Cost Effectiveness and Enhanced Recovery: Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery (ERASS): Early Results and Implementation; Moderators: Karthik Madhavan MD; Michael P. Steinmetz, MD; Neil R. Malhotra, MD; and Sheeraz A. Qureshi, MD, MBA; 2:45–3:45 p.m. Thursday October 8th 2020; North American Spine Society 35th Annual Meeting October 6-9 2020 Virtual Conference
  19. Debate – Judge and Verdict, Karthik Madhavan MD; Surgical Symposium: Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Cost, Data and Advances; 1:15–2:15 pm; Friday October 9th 2020; North American Spine Society 35th Annual Meeting October 6-9 2020 Virtual Conference
  20. Understanding the training strength of a program – Karthik Madhavan MD; Symposium - 009 How to Apply to Residency; Saturday 04/25/2020 08:00 am - 12:00 pm; 2020 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting 04/25/2020 - 04/29/2020, Boston, MA
  21. Why ERAS and how can you adopt with minimal expenditure? – Karthik Madhavan MD; 107 Fast Tracking Patients in Neurosurgery: Protocols and Pathways for Enhanced Recovery; Monday 04/27/2020 07:00 am - 09:00 am; 2020 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting 04/25/2020 - 04/29/2020, Boston, MA
  22. Concurrent Session- 3A; Endoscopy – Lessons to Learn from Cardio Thoracic Surgeons Moderators: Dr. Hofstetter & S. Yi; Presentation - Full endoscopic spine surgery – Why spine surgeons should embrace it? Karthik Madhavan MD, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery October 31st- November 2nd 2019, Las Vegas, NV
  23. Concurrent Session 3B; Fusion Augmentation – MythBusters; Moderators: K. Foley, Wen Cheng Lo; Presentation -Titanium coated and onlay cages; Karthik Madhavan MD, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery October 31st- November 2nd 2019, Las Vegas, NV
  24. Live Demo - Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence: Are We There Yet?; Moderator: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD; Augmented Reality in Screw Placement by Karthik Madhavan, MD; Friday, September 27 2019; 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; North American Spine Society 34th Annual Meeting September 25-28, 2019 Chicago, IL
  25. Symposium: Spinal Cord Injury Session – Basic science; Moderator – Christoph Hofstetter MD PhD and Karthik Madhavan MD; Wednesday 2.05- 3.05PM, North American Spine Society 34th Annual Meeting September 25-28, 2019 Chicago, IL
  26. Symposium: Spinal Cord Injury Session – Clinical; Moderator – Brian Kwon MD PhD and Michael Fehlings MD PhD; Presentation- Hypothermia - early experience - Karthik Madhavan MD; September 25th 730-855 AM; North American Spine Society 34th Annual Meeting September 25-28, 2019 Chicago, IL
  27. Symposium: Ambulatory Surgical centers – Is this the next big thing? Moderator – Dr Steinmetz; 12. Overview of Ambulatory surgical centers- Karthik Madhavan MD; September 25th 1:05-2:05PM; North American Spine Society 34th Annual Meeting September 25-28, 2019 Chicago, IL
  28. Symposium: Section on Minimally Invasive Procedures: Latest Advances in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery; Moderators: Nat Brooks MD and Koi Than MD; 12. Open decompression for facet fracture with Disc disruption- Karthik Madhavan MD; September 25th 2:05-3:05PM; North American Spine Society 34th Annual Meeting September 25-28, 2019 Chicago, IL
  29. Breakfast seminar (Ticketed event); 302 Fast Tracking Patients in Neurosurgery: Protocols and Pathways for Enhanced Recovery; Moderator: Neil R. Malhotra, MD, FAANS; Panelist(s): Karthik Madhavan, MD; Jean-Pierre Mobasser, MD, FAANS; Zarina Ali MD; Wednesday, April 17; 7:00 am - 9:00 am; 2019 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, April 13-17; San Diego CA
  30. Plenary Session: Envisioning a Narcotic-Free America: Role of Spine Physicians; Moderators: Nathaniel P Brooks, MD and Joseph S Cheng, MD, MS; Epidemiology of Postoperative Pain and Opioid-Related Adverse Events; Karthik Madhavan MD; 7:30-8:30AM September 27th; North American Spine Society 33rd Annual Meeting September 25-29, 2018 Los Angeles CA
  31. Symposium: Section on Minimally Invasive Procedures: Latest Advances in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery; Moderators: Michael P Steinmetz, MD; Michael Y Wang, MD; Introduction to MIS surgery - Karthik Madhavan MD; September 27th 1:05-3:05PM; North American Spine Society 33rd Annual Meeting September 25-29, 2018 Los Angeles CA
  32. Section on Spinal Cord Injury: Controversies in Management; Moderators: Karthik Madhavan MD; Christoph P Hofstetter MD PhD; Central Cord Syndrome: Timing of Surgery - Karthik Madhavan, MD; September 27th 2:05-3:05 PM ; North American Spine Society 33rd Annual Meeting September 25-29, 2018 Los Angeles CA
  33. Symposium: Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery (ERASS) A-Z and How to Implement in Your Hospital; Moderator: Michael P Steinmetz, MD; Neurohumoral Response to Surgery and Perioperative Fluid and Nutrition Management - Karthik Madhavan MD; 7:30-8:55AM September 28th; North American Spine Society 33rd Annual Meeting September 25-29, 2018 Los Angeles CA
  34. Symposium: Quest for Truth: Are Online Databases Reliable and Do They Reflect True Outcomes? Moderator: Daniel M Sciubba, MD; NIS/NRD Length of Stay/Discharge/Cost Analysis/ Readmission - Karthik Madhavan MD; 3:00-4:00PM September 28th; North American Spine Society 33rd Annual Meeting September 25-29, 2018 Los Angeles CA
  35. Symposium: Techniques for Spinal Decompression and Correction; Moderator - Wilson Z Ray MD; 1:35-1:45 PM Emerging Techniques for Indirect Decompression - Karthik Madhavan MD; Fifth Annual MERC Research Symposium at Globus Medical in Audubon, PA. August 17-18, 2018.
  36. Breakfast seminar (Ticketed event) - 111 Fast Tracking Patients in Neurosurgery: Protocols and Pathways for Enhanced Recovery; Moderator(s): Neil R. Malhotra, MD, FAANS; Panelist(s): Karthik Madhavan, MD; Jean-Pierre Mobasser, MD, FAANS; Zarina Ali MD; Monday, April 30 7:00 am - 9:00 am; 2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, April 28-May 2; New Orleans, LA
  37. Symposium: Endoscopic spine surgery - Section Specialty Track - Section on Minimally Invasive Procedures: Endoscopic Spine Surgery; Moderator: Michael Y Wang MD; Karthik Madhavan MD – Why you should learn spinal endoscopy; Thursday, October 26, 2017; 3:40 – 5:10 p.m. 32nd Annual NASS meeting in Orlando, FL
  38. Symposium: Section Specialty Track: Section on Minimally Invasive Procedures Abstract Presentations Moderator: Karthik Madhavan, MD; Thursday, October 27, 2016 2:10 – 3:10 p.m. 31st Annual NASS meeting in Boston 2016
  39. Symposium: Section Specialty Track: Section on Minimally Invasive Procedures: Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures from A to Z Moderators: Michael Y. Wang, MD; Asdrubal Falavigna, MD, PhD; Karthik Madhavan, MD; Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:40 – 5:10 p.m. 31st Annual NASS meeting in Boston 2016
  40. Management of High Risk and Cancer Patients – Fast Track Recovery ERAS and Beyond- Moderator: Anand Veeravagu MD; 11:30-11:39 Peri-Operative Management of Cardio Pulmonary/Cancer Patients, Karthik Madhavan, MD; 31st Annual NASS meeting in Boston 2016
  41. Plenary Session: Recent Advances in the Management of Postoperative Pain Without Opioids – The right balance; 11:07–11:18 a.m. ERAS and Peri-operative Fluid Management, Karthik Madhavan, MD; 30th Annual NASS meeting in Chicago 2015
  42. Symposium: Advancements in the Management of Postoperative Pain With or Without Opioids- 11.30-11.40; Use of non-opioid analgesics to manage post-operative pain; Karthik Madhavan, MD; 29th Annual NASS meeting in SFO 2014