We are pleased to recognize that Dr. Antonacci was again awarded the prestigious Russell Hibbs Award by the Scoliosis Research Society, for his research on treating Spinal Cord Injuries using stem cells. Dr. Antonacci has been twice awarded with such an honor by the Scoliosis Research Society, making him one of a select few individuals worldwide that has achieved this honor. The Scoliosis Research Society is the preminant Spine Society for spine deformity surgeons and researchers internationally. He received the award in 2001 and 2003. Dr. Antonacci has also received national award recognition for his work by the Cervical Spine Research Society and the American Spinal Injury Association.
July, 2008. Dr. Antonacci spoke in Hong Kong at an international meeting for spinal surgeons. He was invited to present his work on scoliosis deformity surgery in children. His data highlighted the importance of not only correcting the typical "S" curve of scoliosis, but also restoring the normal forward roundness of the thoracic area during scoliosis surgery. His work showed that in comparison to others, attention to restoring this curve, allows improved correction of neck balance. Dr. Antonacci’s work on this has now been accepted for presentation to other spine surgeons at the annual meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society in Salt Lake City, Utah in September; and at the North American Spine Society Meeting in Toronto in October.
Feb 2007: Dr. Antonacci served as faculty for the Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery-Specialty Day in San Diego, Ca., lecturing to other orthopaedic surgeons from around the country on Spinal Cord Injury.
Jan 2007: Dr. Antonacci was once again named "Top Physician" for Spine Surgery by the Consumer Research Council of America.
Nov 2006: Dr Antonacci co-chaired a Shriner’s Hospital for Children course on spinal cord injury in Orlando Florida.
Nov 2006: Dr. Antonacci spoke to French spine surgeons in Paris as invited guest speaker on Spinal Cord Injury.
Oct 2006: Dr. Antonacci was faculty lecturer for Shriners Hospital’s surgical tutorial for other spine surgeons. He spoke on minimally invasive percutaneous spinal instrumentation for back pain and other spinal disorders in children and adults.
Sept 2006: Dr. Antonacci was invited to be a guest faculty lecturer for the AO Spine European meeting in Marjorca Spain for other european spine surgeons. He spoke on stem cell strategies in spinal cord injury.
June 2006: Dr. Antonacci served on the faculty of Depuy Spine’s Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Course for other spine surgeons at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell. He lectured on percutaneous pedicle screw instumentation.
May 2006. Dr. Antonacci is invited to be the guest faculty lecturer for the European Cervical Spine Society in Berlin. He lectured on current strategies for spinal cord injury repair.
Dec. 2005: Dr. Antonacci was an invited speaker at the annual meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society, in San Diego. He was also served as a moderator for a session on Cervical Stenosis, and presented an instructional course lecture to other spine surgeons from around the country.
Dec. 2005: Dr. Antonacci’s research on spinal cord injuries was nominated for best paper award at the Cervical Spine Research Society.
Fall 2005: Dr. Antonacci was invited to serve on the Continuing Education Committee for the Cervical Spine Research Society.
Sept. 2005: Dr. Antonacci had work on spinal cord injury presented at the Scoliosis Research Society in Miami. Dr. Antonacci is also a member of the Global Outreach society for the Scoliosis Research Society.
June 2005: Dr. Antonacci was invited to speak and serve as faculty for the Spine Study Group, a meeting of advanced surgical techniques for other spine surgeons.
Jan. 2005: Dr. Antonacci was named "Top Physician" for Spine Surgery by the Consumer Research Council of America.
Dec. 2004: Dr. Antonacci was the second spine surgeon in Manhattan to perform the first FDA approved artificial disc replacement.
