LEESBURG, Va., April 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO) (the "Company" or "K2M"), a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques, hosted more than 120 of the world’s leading spine surgeons for its annual Meeting of Minds™ in Chicago, Illinois on April 22–23, 2016. Meeting of Minds offers spine surgeons a premiere, world-class curriculum in the latest approaches and techniques for the operative treatment of spinal disorders.
This meeting provided attendees with opportunities to participate in more than 60 hands-on product training demonstrations and case presentations, as well as interactive discussions on key complex spine issues in pediatric, adolescent, and adult reconstruction, including minimally invasive techniques, sagittal plane balance correction, trauma, tumor, and scoliosis.
“The Meeting of Minds was a spectacular collection of complex spine lectures,” said Peter Newton, MD, Chief of the Division of Orthopedics & Scoliosis at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and a course chair at this year’s meeting. “From adults to pediatrics and open to MIS, the topics were comprehensively covered. I appreciate K2M’s commitment to supporting surgeon education.”
The 2016 Meeting of Minds was chaired by distinguished leaders in spine surgery such as Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital, Accra, Ghana, and Professor and Former Chief Emeritus of the Scoliosis Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York; Harry Shufflebarger, MD, Miami Children’s Hospital, Florida; Thomas Errico, MD, New York University, New York; and Peter Newton, MD, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, California. Meeting faculty also included 18 other leading spine surgeons.
In addition to providing comprehensive medical education, Meeting of Minds offered surgeons exposure to K2M’s innovative product portfolio, adding to their clinical knowledge and expertise of implants and surgical techniques.
“K2M’s Meeting of Minds is currently the best venue available for spine surgeons to gain new knowledge and learn new technologies. I look forward to my third meeting next year,” said Ricky R. Kalra, MD, a neurosurgeon and Chief Resident at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, who was an attendee at this year’s meeting.
“The K2M Meeting of Minds is an excellent conference for both the young and seasoned spine surgeon,” said Brian Morelli, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in the Spine & Scoliosis Center at Stony Brook School of Medicine and an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Stony Brook University in New York, who also was an attendee at the meeting. “It is a real treat to have such a collection of top internationally recognized spine surgeons as the course instructors. Hands-on breakout sessions with the faculty give an intimate view of how these surgeons apply the advanced technologies offered by K2M. I leave this meeting with a few more "tools in the box" and clearly see how this will help me in delivering high quality patient care. I look forward to the offerings of the 2017 meeting.”
“Our foundation has been built on a commitment to complex spine," said John Kostuik, MD, K2M Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of K2M, and Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University. "Our culture is built on a relentless commitment to innovation focused on groundbreaking technologies aimed at helping surgeons improve patient outcomes.”
“K2M is committed to becoming the global industry leader in complex spine and minimally invasive surgery medical education, advancing the knowledge of health care industry professionals on the latest procedures and technologies with the ultimate goal of improving patients’ lives,” stated Eric Major, President and CEO of K2M. “Our annual Meeting of Minds, which offers surgeon training on deformity and minimally invasive products, and the many other educational opportunities provided by K2M have a positive impact within our industry by providing health care professionals with opportunities and support in training, education, and quality patient care.”
For more information on K2M’s comprehensive Medical Education offering, as well as K2M's complete product portfolio, visit www.K2M.com.
About K2M
K2M Group Holdings, Inc. is a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques used by spine surgeons to treat some of the most difficult and challenging spinal pathologies. K2M has leveraged these core competencies to bring to market an increasing number of products for patients suffering from degenerative spinal conditions. These technologies and techniques, in combination with a robust product pipeline, enable the Company to favorably compete in the global spinal surgery market. Additional information is available online at www.K2M.com.
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