Welcome to Pearls from OR WSCS Certificate Course 2022

Dear Colleagues, Dear Members, Dear Friends,

To begin with, I would like to thank the World Spinal Column Society’s Executive Board for allowing me the honor to serve as President. The World Spinal column society has come a long way over the last 18 years. This history and the invaluable contribution of the society’s past leaders must never be forgotten.

I hope to fulfill the huge responsibility of living up to the excellent standards set by preceding presidents to the best of my ability. As Covid-19 has taken over the world, the challenges facing Society and surgeons worldwide have also changed drastically.  The next two years definitely pose a great challenge for us, as we aspire to unite experts in the field of the spine under one banner and work towards the betterment of spinal care across the globe. We intend to collaborate with other international societies like WFNS, MESS, ACNS, PSN, NASS, AO Spine, Euro spine, and MISS to provide quality education in basic and advanced spinal surgery, in the form of various hands-on workshops and scientific sessions.

The recent success of the Virtual World Spine Congress was a pleasure to witness and has inspired us to aim higher. In the coming years, we hope to continue to contribute on a larger scale to education and training in the field of spine. I firmly believe together we can make a difference. Here’s to hoping we have many more great years ahead.

Salman Sharif

President

World Spinal Column Society