Nepal Spine Foundation

2025 NSF Fundraising Trek
2025-04-16 - 2025-05-06
2025 Fund-Raising Trek to Everest Base Camp
April 16 – April 30 (heli out)
April 16 – May 6 (trek out)
The Nepal Spine Foundation, Shangri-La Nepal Trek, and Alpine Ascents Foundation have joined forces to offer an unforgettable experience! Jiban Ghimire, owner of Shangri-La Nepal Trek, will lead a group of up to 16 people through Nepal’s Khumbu region to Everest Basecamp. Trekkers can choose between a 15-day trek to basecamp and back to Lukla or a 10-day trek with a helicopter return option.

Spine Week 2024
2024-11-04 - 2024-11-08
In November 2024, the Nepal Spine Foundation will collaborate with the Neurosurgery Department at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu for Spine Week, fostering knowledge exchange and connections among neurosurgeons and staff.

April 13-19, Spring Trip #2, TUTH
2024-04-13 - 2024-04-19
Dr. Rick Chua, Dr. Ciara Harraher, Dr. Tiffany Perry

April 6-13, Spring Trip #1, TUTH
2024-04-06 - 2024-04-13
Dr. Farrokh Farrokhi, Dr. Jayashree Srinivasan, Dr. Andrew Manista

December 4 - 9, 2023, Spine Week at TUTH
2023-12-04 - 2023-12-09
Dr. Richard Wohns, Dr. Robert Masson, Dr. Earnest Braxton, Dr. Rick Chua, Dr. Farokh Farrokhi, Dr. Hamid Shah

November 2023 - Zoom NSF Board Meeting, day/time TBD
2023-11-17 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Day/Time TBD

October 13, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-10-13 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (Oct. 14, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Mohan Sharma, MD, Grading of Evidence in Clinical Practice; resident cases

September 1, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-09-01 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (Sept. 2, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Richard Perrin, MD, Spinal Cord Injury; resident cases

July 28, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-07-28 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (July 29, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Ernest Braxton, MD, MBA, Does Regional Anesthesia for Spine Surgery Improve Outcomes?; resident cases

June 2, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-06-02 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (June 3, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Robert Masson, MD, iMAS TLIF; resident cases

April 28, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-04-28 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (April 29, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Pascal Jabbour, MD, Challenges in Stroke Treatment; resident cases

March 24, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-03-24 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (March 25, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Andrew Manista, MD, Osteotomies; resident cases

February 10, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-02-10 19:00 - 20:00
7pm PDT (Feb. 11, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Todd Alamin, MD, Patient Selection for ALIFs; resident cases

January 6, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-01-06 19:00 - 20:00
7pm PDT (Jan. 7, 2023, 0845 Nepal time)
Kyle Mahaffey, PA; Catherine Jackson, PA, Physician Assistants in Neurosurgery; resident cases

July 2022 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2022-07-15 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (July 15, 0845 Nepal time) Kyle Mahaffey, PA, Physician Assistants in Neurosurgery

June 2022 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2022-06-03 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (June 3, 0845 Nepal time) Ken Nwosu, MD, Endoscopic Spine Surgery

May 2022 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2022-05-06 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (May 7, 0845 Nepal time) Rick Chua, MD, My Journey Thru MIS Spine Surgery

Dr. Rick Chua at TUTH
2022-04-04 - 2022-04-09
Dr. Rick Chua is returning to TUTH to continue mentoring and lecture at the NESON meeting (Nepal Neurosurgery Society).

Dr. Farrokh Farrokhi at TUTH
2022-03-25 - 2022-03-30
Dr. Farrokh Farrokhi is returning to TUTH to continue mentoring the minimally invasive surgery techniques taught during Spine Week, November 2021.

March 2022 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2022-03-18 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PDT (March 19, 0845 Nepal time) Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Update on MIS Spine research

February 2022 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2022-02-11 19:00 - 20:00
7pm PST (9pm CST and Feb. 12, 0845 Nepal time) Scott Blumenthal, MD, Cervical Arthroplasty vs Fusion

January 2022 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2022-01-21 19:00 - 20:00
7pm PST (9pm CST and Jan. 22, 0845 Nepal Time) Rick Fessler, MD, Minimally Invasive Approach to Spine Trauma

December 2021 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2021-12-17 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PST (Dec. 18, 0845 Nepal time) Sanan Sivakanthan, MD, Thoracolumbar Trauma (the AO classification from a biomechanical perspective)

2021 Nepal Volunteer Trip
2021-11-17 10:00 - 2021-11-27 11:00
Nepal Spine Foundation will be traveling to Nepal to perform surgical operations and train surgeons at TUTH during the month of November.

October 2021 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2021-10-29 20:00 - 21:00
8pm PST (Oct. 30, 0845 Nepal time) Rick Chua, MD, MIS Spine Surgery

September 2021 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2021-09-24 19:00 - 20:00
Geoffrey Andrews, PhD, MBA, Online Learning for Spine Surgeons

August 2021 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2021-08-27 19:00 - 20:00
Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, MIS TLIFs, two resident cases

July 2021 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2021-07-23 19:00 - 20:00
Scott Rodgers, JD, Medical-Legal Principles, two resident cases

June 2021 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2021-06-25 19:00 - 20:00
Dr. Abdullah Feroze: Paper Writing and Publications, resident case

May 2021 Monthly Zoom Meeting
2021-05-26 19:00 - 20:00
Dr. Arne Roos: Skull Base Surgery
