From left, Raymond Hah, Frank Acosta and John Liu are seen during the 2017 USC Spine Symposium, held April 8 at the Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey.

More than 170 physicians and patients attended the 2017 USC Spine Symposium recently, to learn about the management of spinal disorders. Coordinated by the USC Spine Center and the Keck School of Medicine of USC Continuing Medical Education Office, the course was held April 8 at the Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey and was directed by Christopher Ornelas, MD, assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery; Frank Acosta, MD, associate professor of clinical neurological surgery; and Raymond Hah, MD, assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery. Topics covered included the natural history of various spinal disorders; the diagnostic workup and imaging of spinal diseases; and medical as well as surgical treatment of commonly encountered spinal diseases in the clinical setting.