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Calgary Spine Program @CalgarySpine

Official page of the Calgary Spine Program, a comprehensive combined Neurosurgery and Orthopedics Program @UCalgaryMed | @AOSpine Sponsored Fellowship Program

Joined January 2022
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Michael Yang, MD MSc FRCSC@MichaelYangMD
Mar 12
New Publication ๐Ÿšจ! Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A Scoping Review of the Literature Endoscopic spine surgery is expanding quickly. In this study, we map the current evidence landscape and highlights important gaps that future research should address. doi.org/10.1177/219256822614โ€ฆ

Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A Scoping Review of the Literature - Drew Mulhall, Chien Yew Kow,...

Study Design/Setting Scoping review. Objective To map the landscape of endoscopic spine surgery research, identify areas of clinical application, and highlight...

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We recently hosted our 18th Annual Peripheral Nerve and Spine Surgery Cadaver Course. We had residents attend from ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ, Israel, and across ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ! Thank you to all the Faculty members, fellows, and @MichaelYangMD for directing this course.
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Michael Yang, MD MSc FRCSC@MichaelYangMD
Jan 18
Terry was one of the first patient to receive endoscopic spine surgery in Calgary. It is patients like him that drive us to push the boundaries of spine care. Watch his story. Support @yyc_health! @CalgarySpine youtu.be/UKmXa4xrClU?si=hjEOโ€ฆ
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We are pushing the boundaries of endoscopic spine surgery here in Calgary!
Michael Yang, MD MSc FRCSC@MichaelYangMD
Jan 6
Case: T11/T12 disc herniation causing severe spinal stenosis and thoracic myelopathy. Procedure: R T11/T12 trans-SAP transforaminal endoscopic discectomy Video: Last bite of the disc herniation and spinal cord falling into view. Beautiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜!
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We hosted the Calgary Spine Program Holiday Party this past weekend. It was a great opportunity to celebrate our successes this past year. We are so grateful to work with such amazing people.
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Dr. Vivien Chan, Pediatric NeuroSpine Surgeon of the Calgary Spine Program gave a keynote talk titled "Cracks in the Pars: Insights into Pediatric Spondylosis" at the 53rd Annual Paediatric Orthopaedic Seminar and Townsend Lecture. @UofCr4kids @DCNSNeuro
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Kicking off the academic year with a social gathering with our trainees, nurses, and Faculty. We welcomed Dr. Jeremie Larouche to the Calgary family and wished Dr. Brad Jacobs all the best in Vancouver.
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Michael Yang, MD MSc FRCSC@MichaelYangMD
6 Sep 2025
Excited to be presenting at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting! Iโ€™ll be sharing insights on building and launching an endoscopic spine surgery program. Join us at the premier global conference in minimally invasive spine surgery โ€” register today! ๐ŸŒ
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University of Toronto Neurosurgery@UofTNeuroSurge
29 Jul 2025
We had the pleasure of hosting all first year neurosurgery residents from across Canada for the 14th Annual Canadian Neurosurgery Rookie Camp. A huge thank you to our dedicated faculty, residents, sponsors, and support teams who made this event possible. @uoftmedicine
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Michael Yang, MD MSc FRCSC@MichaelYangMD
15 Jul 2025
Excited to share my promotion to Clinical Associate Professor @UCalgary and @CalgarySpine! This past 2.5 years in academic medicine has been deeply rewarding. Grateful to my colleagues, mentors, and patients whoโ€™ve supported me on this path in #spinesurgery, #endoscopy & #ERAS.
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Welcome our new spine fellows Drs. Heidi Chan, Chloe Cadieux, Michael Mulcahy and Taryn Ludwig! We are going to have incredible year!
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Michael Yang, MD MSc FRCSC@MichaelYangMD
1 Jul 2025
Calgary @yycneurosurgery residents polishing their endoscopic spine skills at our synthetic cadaver lab during their academic half day. ๐Ÿ™Œ @CalgarySpine @DCNSNeuro @UCalgaryMed @ca_msign
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We celebrated the graduation of our 4 amazing clinical spine fellows: Drs. Newton Cho @newton_cho, Chien Yew Kow, Drew Mulhall, and Ru Raj. Itโ€™s been an honour and privilege to see you all grow into the surgeon you are today!
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Michael Yang, MD MSc FRCSC@MichaelYangMD
11 Jun 2025
Had a great time presenting on Spinal Endoscopy at the @CNSFNeuroLinks Conference #CNSF2025 in beautiful Ottawa ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. The interest around spinal endoscopy in Canada was unparalleled!
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We are hiring again! We are looking for a research coordinator to join our team. Please reach out to Dr. Evaniew at nathan.evaniew@ucalgary.ca if interested! Please see job posting for details: calgaryspine.ca/about/careerโ€ฆ
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Congratulations to @newton_cho our superstar spine fellow on winning the โ€œBest Poster Presentation Awardโ€ at the @AOSpineNA Fellows Forum this past weekend in Banff, Alberta!
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Dr. Ken Thomas completed his 2-year term as the President of the Canadian Spine Society @spinecanada. Under his leadership he has taken CSS to new heights. Dr. Thomas passes the torch to Dr. John Street who will be the new leader for the next two years
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Congrats Abdul Al-Shawwa who won the Debbie Scarlett Award for Best Paper for a med student/resident @spinecanada meeting. He is a 1st year medical student @UCalgaryMed. His study on Advanced Imaging in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy was supervised by Dr. David Cadotte. ๐Ÿ™Œ
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Congratulations to Dr. Ru Raj, our clinical fellow on winning the Best Fellows Abstract at the @spinecanada meeting. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ His project on #ERAS program in Spinal Surgery was supervised by @MichaelYangMD.
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