

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Treatment of Complex Scoliosis
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Find out more Register: https://forms.office.com/e/QTWx115TKA

UNIC Health and Shriners Children’s invite you to the Semi-Annual Shriners Children’s Scientific Presentation on Orthopaedics.

Programme
- 18:00 Introduction
Prof Constantina Constantinou, Professor of Molecular Cancer Biology, University of Nicosia Medical School

- 18:05 Treatment of Complex Scoliosis
Dr Purnendu Gupta, Board-certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago

18:45 Q&amp;A

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Dr Purnendu Gupta

Purnendu Gupta, M.D., has been Chief of Staff at Shriners Children’s Chicago since 2016. Dr Gupta has expertise in pediatric scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, tumours, traumatic injuries, and complex spinal reconstruction. He started his career in 1996 and has had academic appointments at the Ohio State University, the University of Chicago, and currently at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

A native of Chicago, Dr Gupta attended Northwestern University as a member of the Honours Programme for Medical Education, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Medicine in 1988 and his Doctor of Medicine from Northwestern University Medical School in 1990.

His postgraduate medical education included a general surgery internship and orthopaedic residency training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Ann &amp; Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital) of Chicago. He completed a fellowship in complex scoliosis and spinal disorders at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis. During his fellowship, Dr Gupta trained at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Shriners Children’s St. Louis, with an emphasis on scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis. Dr Gupta has conducted extensive research focused on scoliosis, biomechanics and spinal surgical techniques.

He is the recipient of many honours, including the prestigious Spine Volvo Award in Biomechanics from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine for ergonomic research. Dr Gupta has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals and served on the editorial boards of several leading publications, including The Spine Journal, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Clinical Biomechanics and the American Journal of Sports Medicine. A world-renowned presenter, Dr Gupta has volunteered as a spine surgeon for The Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine in Ghana and the SRS Global Outreach Programme.
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://forms.office.com/e/QTWx115TKA?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=strovolos-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Strovolos
- **state**: NI
- **country**: Cyprus
- **location**: University of Nicosia
- **lat**: 35.165307191949
- **long**: 33.314705828807
- **full address**: University of Nicosia, Millenium Cafe, 2417 Έγκωμη, Κύπρος, Strovolos, Cyprus

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: University of Nicosia Medical School (https://allevents.in/org/university-of-nicosia-medical-school/26160513)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** University of Nicosia, Millenium Cafe, 2417 Έγκωμη, Κύπρος, Strovolos, Cyprus
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** University of Nicosia Medical School
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, sports, workshops, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Treatment of Complex Scoliosis ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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