Characterizing the Representation of Different Global Regions and National Income-Levels Amongst Invited Speakers and Committee Members at Major International Spine Surgery Conferences.

Authors

• Jonathan Dalton
• Joydeep Baidya
• Rachel Huang
• Jarod Olson
• Chloe Herczeg
• Robert J Oris
• Rajkishen Narayanan
• Evgeniy V Uvarov
• Keyur Patel
• Jose A Canseco
• Alan S Hilibrand
• Alexander R Vaccaro
• Christopher K Kepler
• Gregory D Schroeder

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2026

Abstract

Study DesignObservational study.ObjectiveTo evaluate representation of countries and gross national income (GNI) at major international spine conferences.MethodsThe 50 most attended spine conferences were identified via ChatGPT. Conferences were excluded if they (1) reference/are held in a single country, (2) emphasize one technique, (3) emphasize neurosurgery

Volume

16

Issue

1

First Page

171

Last Page

184

ISSN

2192-5682

Published In/Presented At

Dalton, J., Baidya, J., Huang, R., Olson, J., Herczeg, C., Oris, R. J., Narayanan, R., Uvarov, E. V., Patel, K., Canseco, J. A., Hilibrand, A. S., Vaccaro, A. R., Kepler, C. K., & Schroeder, G. D. (2026). Characterizing the Representation of Different Global Regions and National Income-Levels Amongst Invited Speakers and Committee Members at Major International Spine Surgery Conferences. Global spine journal, 16(1), 171–184. https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682251340033

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

40375716

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article