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Feb 04 - Feb 07, 2026

29th Annual Selby Spine Conference

Park City, UT

Location

7815 Royal St, Park City, UT 84060

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Course Overview

The 29th Annual Selby Spine Conference honors the legacy of Dr. David Selby, renowned spine surgeon, decorated war hero, and gifted artist. The Selby Spine Conference furthers his mission of supporting the continuing education of the spine surgery team.

The course will address the latest advances and controversies in the field of spine surgery, with the esteemed faculty sharing their insights on such issues as:

Enabling technologies
AI in spine surgery
Spinal deformity
Endoscopic procedures
Use of orthobiologics
Minimally invasive surgery
Interventional and pain procedures

The 29th Annual Selby Spine Conference will be held February 4-7, 2026, at The Chateaux Deer Valley in Park City, one of the fastest-growing skiing destinations in the US. Register now to reserve your spot before we sell out!

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7815 Royal St, Park City, UT 84060

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07.00PM - 09.00PM

Welcome Reception & Poster Session

06.00AM - 06.55AM

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS

06.55AM - 07.00AM

Welcome & Introductions

07.00AM - 08.02AM

SESSION I: Beyond the Knife: Modern Non-Operative Pathways for Low Back Pain

07.02AM - 07.10AM

Diagnosing Degenerative Low Back Pain: Getting the Generator Right

07.10AM - 07.18AM

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation: Patient Selection & Outcomes

07.18AM - 07.26AM

Cellular & Regenerative Therapies for Lumbar Disc Disease

07.26AM - 07.34AM

Neuromodulation in Degenerative Back Pain: Expanding the Role of Spinal Cord Stimulation

07.34AM - 07.42AM

TBD

07.42AM - 08.02AM

Q&A

08.02AM - 08.32AM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS

08.32AM - 09.39AM

SESSION II: Cut to the Cure: Surgical Strategies for Degenerative Spine

MOD:

08.32AM - 08.47AM

Case Challenge: Multilevel Degenerative Low Back Pain — What Would You Do?

08.47AM - 08.55AM

Lumbar Fusion in 2026: Indications & Value

08.55AM - 09.03AM

Biomechanics of Rodless Lumbar Stabilization Systems

09.03AM - 09.11AM

Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: Lateral vs Posterior Approaches

09.11AM - 09.19AM

Minimally vs Maximally Invasive: Choosing the Right Surgical Approach for Degenerative Spine

09.19AM - 09.39AM

Q&A

03.15PM - 03.45PM

APRÈS SKI

03.45PM - 04.15PM

Wine Tasting

04.15PM - 04.40PM

SESSION III: TECH TALKS

04.40PM - 06.00PM

SESSION IV: Reconstructing the Cervical Spine: Stability, Motion, and Alignment

04.40PM - 04.45PM

Case Challenge: Complex Anterior-Posterior Cervical Deformity — Strategy and Pitfalls

04.45PM - 05.00PM

Panel Discussion

05.00PM - 05.08PM

Sagittal Alignment in the Cervical Spine: Why It Still Matters

05.08PM - 05.16PM

Management of Cervical Myelopathy: Laminoplasty vs Fusion

05.16PM - 05.24PM

Hybrid Constructs in the Cervical Spine: Can You Have It Both Ways?

05.24PM - 05.32PM

The ACDF Interbody: Evolution of the Cervical Workhorse

05.32PM - 05.40PM

Managing Cervical Pseudarthrosis and Revision Strategies

05.40PM - 06.00PM

Q&A

06.00PM - 07.07PM

SESSION V: Technology in the Driver’s Seat: The New Era of Spine Surgery

06.00PM - 06.05PM

Case Challenge: Complex Degenerative Deformity — Can Robotics and Navigation Change the Game?

06.05PM - 06.20PM

Panel Discussion

06.20PM - 06.28PM

Calcified Thoracic Disc Hernations with Myelopathy: Whsat are the options

06.28PM - 06.36PM

Failure to Launch? Why Spine Robots Haven’t Grown Up

06.36PM - 06.44PM

The Imaging Arms Race: Low-Dose, High-Resolution, High-Value

06.44PM - 06.52PM

Nano Surface Technology: Are Implants Finally Getting Smarter?

06.52PM - 07.00PM

Q&A

07.07PM - 08.26PM

SESSION VI: Complications and Lessons: The Spine Surgeon’s Reality Check

MOD:

07.07PM - 07.12PM

My Worst Case: Lessons I’ll Never Forget

07.12PM - 07.18PM

Management of Recurrent Disk Herniations: Strategies & Pitfalls

07.18PM - 07.24PM

High Cervical Trauma: Avoiding the Pitfalls

07.24PM - 07.30PM

Spinal Oncology & Radiosurgery Updates: Complication Avoidance in Complex Cases

07.30PM - 07.36PM

SCI Updates & Nerve Transfer Strategies: Where Complications Drive Innovation

07.36PM - 07.42PM

When to Do Less and When to Do More in Spine Surgery: Lessons from Complications

07.42PM - 07.52PM

Q&A

07.52PM - 07.58PM

Pseudarthrosis and Hardware Failure: Salvage Techniques that Work

07.58PM - 08.04PM

Infection and Wound Complications: Prevention and Salvage Pathways

08.04PM - 08.10PM

Complications in MIS and Endoscopic Surgery: New Tools, Old Problems

08.10PM - 08.16PM

Airway and Dysphagia Complications After Cervical Surgery

08.16PM - 08.26PM

Q&A

Adjourn for the Day

06.00AM - 06.30AM

BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS

06.30AM - 06.35AM

Welcome & Housekeeping

06.35AM - 07.37AM

SESSION VII: Through the Scope: Endoscopy in Spine Surgery

MOD:

06.35AM - 06.40AM

Case Presentation

06.40AM - 06.55AM

Panel Discussion

06.55AM - 07.03AM

Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Fad or New Frontier?

07.03AM - 07.11AM

Training on the Edge: Overcoming the Endoscopic Learning Curve

07.11AM - 07.19AM

Expanding Indications: Endoscopy Beyond the Lumbar Spine

07.19AM - 07.27AM

Multiportal Endoscopic Surgery: Expanding the Toolbox

07.27AM - 07.37AM

Q&A

07.37AM - 08.36AM

SESSION VIII: The Motion Preservation Renaissance

MOD:

07.37AM - 07.42AM

Case Challenge: From Arthroplasty to Fusion — When Motion Preservation Doesn’t Last

07.42AM - 07.57AM

Panel Discussion

07.57AM - 08.05AM

Cervical Disc Arthroplasty at 20 Years: Lessons Learned and What’s Next

08.05AM - 08.13AM

Lumbar Facet and Disc Replacement: Where Do We Stand in 2026?

08.13AM - 08.21AM

Complications in Motion Preservation: Osteolysis, Revisions, and Beyond

08.21AM - 08.36AM

Q&A

08.36AM - 08.56AM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS

08.56AM - 10.42AM

SESSION IX: Shifting the Curve: Contemporary Deformity Surgery

MOD:

08.56AM - 09.04AM

Alignment Goals in Degenerative and Deformity Surgery

09.04AM - 09.12AM

Anterior Spine Fusion in Deformity: Indications & Value

09.12AM - 09.20AM

MIS in Adult Deformity: Where It Delivers and Where It Doesn’t

09.20AM - 09.28AM

Return to Work Following MIS vs Open Correction of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

09.28AM - 09.36AM

The Importance of the Surgeon-Anesthesia Colaboration in ASD Surgery: Opioid Minimization and Intraoperative Hypotension Management

09.36AM - 09.41AM

Case Challenge: Adult Degenerative Scoliosis with Sagittal Imbalance — How Far Should We Go?

09.41AM - 09.56AM

Panel Discussion

09.56AM - 10.04AM

Hip–Spine Relationship: Getting Alignment Right in Complex Deformity

10.04AM - 10.19AM

Staging in Spine Surgery: Safety Net or Unnecessary Burden?

10.19AM - 10.27AM

Techniques to Prevent PJK: What's the Latest?

10.27AM - 10.42AM

Q&A

03.15PM - 03.45PM

APRÈS SKI

03.45PM - 04.15PM

Wine Tasting

04.15PM - 04.50PM

SESSION X: TECH TALKS

04.15PM - 04.25PM

Smart Spine Implants BCI- Smart Spine Implants

04.25PM - 04.35PM

TBD

04.35PM - 04.45PM

TBD

04.45PM - 04.50PM

Q&A

04.50PM - 05.20PM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS

05.20PM - 06.15PM

SESSION XI: Defining Value: Outcomes and Metrics in Spine Surgery

05.20PM - 05.28PM

Are We Measuring What Matters? The Limits of Patient-Reported Outcomes

05.28PM - 05.36PM

Registry Fatigue: How Much Data Is Too Much?

05.36PM - 05.44PM

Development of a Novel Outcome Measure Tool for Adult Spinal Deformity

05.44PM - 05.52PM

Preoperative Optimization: Which Factors Truly Change Outcomes?

05.52PM - 06.00PM

Cost-Effectiveness in Spine Surgery: Do Better Outcomes Always Mean Higher Value?

06.00PM - 06.15PM

Q&A

06.15PM - 07.12PM

SESSION VI: AI in Spine Surgery: Precision, Prediction, and Personalization

MOD:

06.15PM - 06.20PM

Case Challenge: Patient-Specific Planning with AI — From Imaging to Implant

06.20PM - 06.35PM

Panel Discussion

06.35PM - 06.43PM

How AI Is Impacting Resident Education

06.43PM - 06.51PM

Stiffness-Matching Interbodies

06.51PM - 06.57PM

AI as Your Co-Surgeon: Real World Implementation — Planning to Execution

06.57PM - 07.12PM

Q&A

Adjourn for the Day

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06.30AM - 07.00AM

BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS

07.00AM - 07.05AM

Welcome & Housekeeping

07.05AM - 08.27AM

SESSION XIII: Beyond the Hospital: The Outpatient Spine Revolution

07.05AM - 07.10AM

Case Challenge: Outpatient Lumbar Fusion — Safe or Sorry?

07.10AM - 07.25AM

Panel Discussion

07.25AM - 07.31AM

Awake TLIF: How, When, and Why

07.31AM - 07.37AM

Outpatient Spine Stabilization in Older Patients

07.37AM - 07.43AM

Building an Outpatient Spine Surgery Practice: Pearls and Pitfalls

07.43AM - 07.53AM

Discussion

07.53AM - 07.59AM

Fusions in the ASC: Where Is the Limit?

07.59AM - 08.05AM

Anesthesia & Pain Management Innovations for Outpatient Spine

08.05AM - 08.11AM

Postoperative Care Pathways for the ASC: Reducing Complications and Readmissions

08.11AM - 08.17AM

Patient Selection in Outpatient Spine Surgery: Who Is Too High Risk?

08.17AM - 08.27AM

Q&A

08.27AM - 08.47AM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS

08.47AM - 10.05AM

SESSION XIV: The Business of Spine Surgery: Redefining the Surgeon’s Role

MOD:

08.47AM - 08.53AM

Economics of Outpatient Spine: Cost Savings or Hidden Costs?

08.53AM - 08.59AM

The Prior Authorization Paradox

08.59AM - 09.05AM

Ownership in an ASC: The Lessons I've Learned

09.05AM - 09.20AM

Discussion

09.20AM - 09.32AM

Will Broad Adoptation of Endoscopic Spine Surgery Ever Make Cents (& Dollars)?

09.26AM - 09.32AM

Is Your Career Stuck in a Rut of Screws, Rods, and RVUs? I Want to Do More as a Surgeon

09.32AM - 09.44AM

Strategic Integration of AI in Clinical and Operational Healthcare Systems

09.38AM - 09.44AM

The Role of Virtual Consults in Building and Maintaining Your Practice

09.44AM - 09.50AM

What Should Maintence of Certification Look Like?

09.50AM - 09.56AM

*Runover

09.56AM - 10.05AM

Q&A

10.05AM - 10.10AM

Closing Remarks

Course Adjourns

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