Welcome to ISMISS – the International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS).

ISMISS was conceived in occasion of the GIEDA-BRUXELLES Meeting in 1988 and structurally organized as a non-profit organization in 1989 under the leadership of Professor Parviz Kambin, Philadelphia, first President of ISMISS, in collaboration with his European counterparts, Professor Adam Schreiber (Zurich), and the Asian pioneer Professor Sadahisa Hijikata (Tokyo).

Further they were supported by european pioneers as Professor Mario Brock, Berlin, PD Dr. Hansjoerg Leu, Zurich and Dr. Jan Sheppard, Hastings. Thus the term, „minimally invasive spinal surgery“ was coined. ISMISS has held regular biannual ISMISS symposiums in Philadelphia (USA) and annual meetings in Zurich (Switzerland) already running since the mid-eighties.

Meetings

Upcoming Global Meeting Announcements
Oct 18–19, 2025

1st Belfast Spinal

Chairman: Prof. Dr. Nikolai Peev
Location: Belfast, Ireland
Mar 06–07, 2026

The 18th World MISS Summit

The 8th with ISMISS
Chairman: Zenya Ito
Location: Aichi Spine Hospital, Japan
May 07–09, 2026

8th World Congress

of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques (WCMISST-2026)
Congress President: Prof. Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
Executive Director: Prof. Gun Choi
Scientific Program Director: Dr. Morgan P. Lorio
Chair of Translational Science and Innovation: Prof. Kenneth Blum
Location: Hyatt Regency LAX International Airport Los Angeles, California, USA
May 30–31, 2026

22 International Symposium

International Society for minimal intervention in Spine Surgery
Meeting organizers: Yuriy Lontkovskiy
Valentin Piontkovkiy
Volodimir Radchenko
Location: Kamyanets-Podilskiy, Ukraine
Sep 10–12, 2026

World Spine 11

Congress Chair: Prof. Joachim Oertel
Location: Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Saarland, Germany