Hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine Neurosurgery

NYC-MISS is hosted each year at Weill Cornell Medicine Neurosurgery. The course is directed by  Roger Härtl, MD, the Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery and Director of Neurosurgery Spine at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is also the founder and director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care. His co-director is Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD,  Clinical Director of the Instituto de Patologia da Coluna in Brazil and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of California San Diego (UCSD).

Advance Your Skills in MIS, Endoscopy, Robotics, and AR/VR at the NYC-MISS 2025 Symposium!
The 19th New York City MIS, Endoscopy, Robotics, 3D Navigation, Augmented Reality, VR, and AI Spine Symposium, directed by Dr. Roger Härtl and Dr. Luiz Pimenta, will be held December 12–13, 2025 in New York City. Organized by the Seattle Science Foundation, this case-based and hands-on program combines expert lectures, international faculty discussions, and cadaveric lab training. Sessions will cover cutting-edge techniques in minimally invasive spine surgery, robotics, navigation, biologics, and emerging digital technologies. Friday’s program will take place at The Spiral (Hudson Yards), followed by Saturday’s hands-on cadaver lab at Weill Cornell Medicine. Designed for residents, fellows, and practicing surgeons, the symposium offers both a lectures-only track and a combined lecture-and-lab track.

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