Milwaukee, WI – During the 32nd International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) announced the winners of the Thomas E. Whitecloud Awards given to the best basic science/translational and best clinical papers.
Thomas E. Whitecloud Award for Best Clinical Research Paper | Paper #92: Age-Adjusted Alignment Goals Inadequately Represent Asymptomatic Adults and are Prone to Undercorrection
Sarthak Mohanty, BS; Justin L. Reyes, MS; Fthimnir Hassan, MPH; Jean-Charles Le Huec, MD, PhD; Stephane Bourret, PhD; Hee-Kit Wong, FRCS; Dennis Hey, MD, MBBS, FRCS; Michael Kelly, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Thomas E. Whitecloud Award for Best Basic/Translational Science Research Paper | Paper #3: A Novel Growth Guidance System: Research and Development You Du, MD; Jianguo Zhang, MD; John T. Killian, MD
For the second year, the Innovation Award was presented to the most innovative paper. 2025 IMAST Innovation Award | Paper #7: Comprehensive Skeletal Maturity Index Can Obviate the Need for Hand Radiographs for Sanders Scoring Alison Dyszel, PA-C; Elyette M. Lugo, BS; Paul D. Sponseller, MD, MBA; Amit Jain, MD, MBA
New for 2025! 2025 IMAST E-Point Award | Paper #157: Presence of Compensatory Curve Predicts Postoperative Curve Progression in Congenital Scoliosis After Thoracolumbar Hemivertebra Resection and Short Fusion Yanjie Xu, MD; Dongue Li, Jie Li, MD, PhD; Zongshan Hu, PhD; Zhen Liu, PhD; Zezhang Zhu, PhD; Yong Qiu, PhD
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IMAST is a scientific forum for leading spine surgeons, innovative researchers, and the most advanced spine technologies from around the world to come together to demonstrate recent advances in spine surgery. For more information on this international meeting, visit our website.
About Thomas Whitecloud III, MD
Dr. Whitecloud was a board member of the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society. He served as one of the co-chairs for the first International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. He was an outstanding educator and extremely passionate about the IMAST course. His contributions to the success of IMAST and spine surgery in general can never be adequately acknowledged.
About Scoliosis Research Society
The Scoliosis Research Society is a non-profit, professional organization, made up of physicians and allied health personnel. Our primary focus is on providing continuing medical education for health care professionals and on funding/supporting research in spinal deformities. Founded in 1966, SRS has gained recognition as the world's premier spine deformity society. Please visit www.srs.org for further information. Also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.