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Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting
Los Sueños, Marriott Resort, Costa Rica
March 13–15, 2025
Conservation & Sustainability of Anatomical Structures
Course Designed for Neurosurgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, Fellows, Residents, ENTs, PAs, NPs & Physician Scientists
COURSE DIRECTORS:
Neel Anand, MD; Pierce Nunley, MD; Ernest Braxton, MD; Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, FACS; and Daniel Fahim, MD.
 Neel Anand, MD Orthopedic Surgeon Los Angeles, California |
 Pierce Nunley, MD Orthopedic Surgeon Shreveport, Louisiana |
 Ernest Braxton, MD, MBA Neurosurgeon Vail, Colorado |
 Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, FACS MINS President Southfield, Michigan |
 Daniel Fahim, MD Neurosurgeon Southfield, Michigan |
2025 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT:
William Tobler, MD
We are pleased to announce that William Tobler, MD, retired neurosurgeon with Mayfield Brain & Spine and current Medical Director of Philanthropy at Mayfield Foundation, is this years MINS Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
During his distinguished 39-year career at Mayfield Brain & Spine, Dr. William Tobler has kept his sights firmly set on the horizon – the next neurosurgery frontier.
He earned his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1978, completed internships in internal medicine and general surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital, and served a residency in neurosurgery at UC Medical Center and Mayfield starting in 1980.
Dr. Tobler joined what was then called the Mayfield Neurological Institute in 1985, establishing his practice at The Christ Hospital.
He has been integrally involved in The Mayfield Spine Surgery Center, The Center for Surgical Innovation and The Mayfield Education & Research Foundation. He has been pioneering advances in spine surgery tools and techniques. And most important of all, caring for the generations of patients on the operating table or sitting with him in clinic.
"The defining vision of Mayfield has always been innovation," Dr. Tobler said. "At the nexus of clinical care, education, research and innovation is that 'secret sauce' that has allowed us to serve patients with excellence for more than 85 years. I have been privileged to play a role in it. I can't wait to see what Mayfield does next."
Dr. Tobler will stay involved in the Mayfield Education & Research Foundation as board chair and as medical director of development, helping to generate support for the clinical research and training that is the lifeblood of Mayfield excellence.
"Dr. Tobler personifies both our distinguished legacy and our ambitious plans for the future," said Dr. Andrew Ringer, chair of Mayfield's Board of Directors. "As a mentor and friend to so many of us, he has always carried and nurtured the spirit of excellence, innovation and collegiality that has been a hallmark of our independent practice. His contributions to Mayfield will endure."
During his storied career, Dr. Tobler has performed more than 18,000 surgical cases. He has collaborated on approximately two dozen peer-reviewed articles and a similar number of book chapters. He has given more than 30 international presentations and been invited three times to perform surgeries in other countries. He has led nearly 30 clinical trials as principal investigator or co-investigator.
He also helped train nearly 70 residents and nearly 20 fellows, including many of Mayfield's current neurosurgeons. And he is one of a select few Mayfield physicians to become a full professor at the University of Cincinnati, until Mayfield separated from UC's Department of Neurosurgery in 2017.
Dr. Tobler's innovations and accomplishments include:
- Launching and growth of the Mayfield Spine Surgery Center, including serving as its first medical director from 2006-2009 and as chairman of the Board of Managers since 2010.
- Board chairman of the Mayfield Education & Research Foundation since 2008. During his tenure there, assets have more than quadrupled, and he initiated the concept that became the Mayfield Surgical Innovation Center. MERF is now embarking on an ambitious project of developing a regional brain tumor institute.
- Developed and launched the Pelorus stereotactic surgical system that used the arc-centered ball-and-socket targeting system. Nearly 100 systems were marketed and sold.
- Developed the Mayfield ACCISS computer-based image-guided system. This system uses optical tracking with the ball and socket concept targeting lesions in the brain. This concept is currently used worldwide. Ohio Medical Instrument Co. obtained a patent on the system, evolved from the Pelorus system and since licensed to Medtronic. Royalties were directed to the Mayfield Education & Research Foundation.
- Developed the first electro-magnetic tracking device for image-guided surgery, collaborating with scientists from the Charité Hospital in Berlin.
- Launched the Mayfield MobileSCAN CT, a mobile CT scanner that required the development of specialized tables by Ohio Medical Instrument Co. (Schaerer Medical USA) to position patients for the use of image-guided spine and brain surgery.
MINS is pleased to honor Dr. William Tobler with it’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Location Information:
LOS SUEÑOS MARRIOTT RESORT
Herradura, Costa Rica 028-4023
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sjols-los-suenos-marriott-ocean-and-golf-resort/overview/