Congratulations to the Award Winning 2021 Annual Meeting Research Abstract Authors

Award winning research abstracts presenters from left: Evan Berlin, MD; David Sherwood, DO; Mehul J. Desai, MD, MPH; and Robert S. Burnham, MD, Not pictured: Michiel Schepers, MD.

IPSIS congratulates the following award winners:

Best Resident Abstract
Evan Berlin, MD; David Sherwood, DO; Adam Epps, DO; James Gardner, MD; Sterling Haring, DO; Byron J. Schneider, MD. Dual Medial Branch Blocks and Progression to Radiofrequency Neurotomy for Cervical Zygapophysial Arthropathy

Best Fellow Abstract

David Sherwood, DO; Evan Berlin, MD; Adam Epps, DO; James Gardner, MD; Sterling Haring, DO; Byron J. Schneider, MD. Dual Medial Branch Blocks and Progression to Radiofrequency Neurotomy for Lumbar Zygapophysial Arthropathy

Best Basic Science Abstract

• Robert S. Burnham, MD; Bo Pan, BSc; Yazid Al Hamarneh, PhD; Alycia Amatto, MD; Ashley D. Smith PT, PhD. An Assessment of the Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Pain Disability Quality-Of-Life Questionnaire-Spine
  
• Mehul J. Desai, MD and Yair I. Safriel, MD. MRI Imaging of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation Lesions Demonstrates Consistent Lesion Size in Respective Anatomical Locations

Best Clinical Abstract

Michiel O. Schepers, MD, D. de Groot, MD; Heidi Mylenbusch, MD, PhD; E. Kleinjan; AHJ Klopper-Kes, PhD. Effectivity of Platelet Rich Plasma Injection in the Intervertebral Disc

Best Poster

• Taylor R. Burnham DO; Aaron Conger, DO; Keith Kuo BS; Joshua Lider DO; Marc Caragea, DO; Richard Kendall, DO; Shellie Cunningham, BS; Masaru Teramoto, PhD, MPH; Zachary L. McCormick MD. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cervical Medial Branch Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Facet Joint Syndrome in Patients Selected by a Common Medial Branch Block Paradigm
• Manoj Mohan, DO; Ruopeng Sun, PhD; Christy Tomkins-Lane, PhD; Amir Muaremi, MD; Patricia Zheng, MD; Matthew Smuck, MD. Digital Biomarkers of Low Back Pain from Objectively Measured Real-Life Physical Activity