iSpine (International Spine Academy) organized a Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery live course in Salem (S-MISS) under the aegis of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India (MISSI) on Sunday, 18th March 2018. There were 5 live surgeries and a few talks. About 75 Ortho, Neuro and Spine surgeons attended the one day course. The course was conducted & surgeries telecasted in Hotel CJ Pallazio and the surgeries were performed in SKS Hospital, Salem. The operating and teaching surgeons were-
| Surgeon | Surgery performed |
| Dr G Balamurali , Chennai | MIS intradural tumour |
| Dr Ranjith Unnikrishnan, Trivandrum | Vertebroplasty & MIS percutaneous screws |
| Dr Sivasabapathy, Salem | Endoscopic lumbar discectomy |
| Dr Umesh Srikantha, Bangalore | MIS tubular decompression |
| Dr Vishal Kundnani , Mumbai | MIS TLIF |
