Dr. Berti’s practice often takes him around the world to treat his patients. This January, Dr. Berti was part of a large team of neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatric cardiologists, and neonatologists who successfully operated on conjoined parasitic twins in Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, The Bahamas. The parasitic twin was joined to her sister at the hips and spine.

The marathon surgery, which took 8.5 hours, had less than a 40% chance of success. Without it, the little girl would have died. Neurosurgeon Dr. Magnus Ekedede led the team in The Bahamas. The story was covered in the Nassau Guardian and Baptist Health South Florida’s Medical Memo 2012 (excerpt above).

The 2011 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Symposium was a great success. A special thanks to all of our participants and fellow sponsors, speakers and attendees. A special thanks to:

• Dr. Aldo F. Berti (USA)
• Dr. Santiago Valenzuela (Dominican Republic)
• Prof. Armando Basso (Argentina)
• Dr. Merrill Reuter (USA)
• Dr. Miguel Melgar (USA)
• Dr. Juan Martin Valdivia (USA)
• Dr. Ildemaro Volcan (USA)
• Fernando Villamil (Puerto Rico)
• Dr. Ramon Castellanos (USA)
• Dr. Hector Salgado (Spain)
• Thomas Barrows, PhD (USA)
• Dr. Kingsley Chin (USA)
• Dr. Julio Rey Lorenzo (Venezuela)
• Dr. Roberto Moya (USA)
• Dr. Larry Rothstein (USA)
• Prof. Kevin Foley (USA)

We’d also like to thank our sponsors:

We look forward to next year’s 2012 event and will keep you posted on the developments for that symposium. If interested in participating or reserving a space for next year, please contact

El sistema de CyberKnife ha revolucionado el tratamineto del cáncer. Ahora estamos en la capacidad de tratar una amplia gama de tumores, incluyendo aquellos que eran intratables en el pasado.