Akbarnia Best Research Paper

The Behrooz A. Akbarnia Award for Best Research paper is granted to the author(s) of one free paper annually at ICEOS. Candidates for the award are selected by the ICEOS program chairs, who base their decisions on the highest scored papers in the abstract submission process. Congress attendees are then given the opportunity to vote on-site during the congress to select the distinguished prize recipient.

2024: Flavia Alberghina, MD for Complications and Unplanned Return to the Operating Room (UPROR) at 5-Years Postoperative Vertebral Body Tethering for Idiopathic Scoliosis

2024: John Vorhies, MD for Does Open Triradiate Cartilage Lead to Poor Outcomes Among Cerebral Palsy Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion?

2023: Rene Castelein, MD for Surgical Treatment of Neuromuscular Early Onset Scoliosis with a Bilateral Posterior One-Way Rod Compared to the Spring Distraction System: A Randomized Controlled Trial (BiPOWR)

2022: Jaysson Brooks, MD for Money Can't Buy Happiness, but Can It Buy Less Complications and UPRORs in Growth Friendly Surgery?

2021: Rajiv Iyer, MD for Salvage Treatment of Failed Growth-Friendly Surgery for Early Onset Spinal Deformity

2020: Pat Cahill, MD for Rib-based Anchors do not Impair Chest Wall Motion in Early Onset Scoliosis

2019 Award Recipient - John Emans, MD

Congratulations to Dr. John Emans for receiving the inaugural Campbell Award at ICEOS 2019 this November!

Dr. Emans has made significant contributions to ICEOS and has reigned as a true thought-leader and innovator in the field.  He has had a strong impact on our community and his contributions to the field are of special importance.  His work on complex cases resulting in many modifications of VEPTR device and technique are worthy of recognition. As a sponsor Dr. Brian Snyder wrote in his support letter, "His pedagogical skills are evident in the generation of spine surgeons that he has trained and have become thought leaders in their own right. There is no one more deserving to be the inaugural recipient of the Campbell award to honor Bob's legacy.

Photo: Program Committee Chair John Smith, MD, Award Winner John Emans, MD, President and Founder Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD.