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The Annual Meeting of the German Spine Society (DWG), the largest and most influential event in the field of spine in Europe, will grandly kick off in Nuremberg from December 9 to 11, 2026!
The Annual Meeting of the German Spine Society (DWG) will be chaired by Dr. Schnake, President and Conference Chairperson of DWG 2026. The meeting will also feature the presence of Prof. Mayer, a world-renowned master of minimally invasive spine surgery and the founding President of the German Spine Society(DWG). Together, they will leading the way in the global spine care.
Dr. Schnake, President and Conference Chairperson of DWG 2026
Prof. Mayer, a world-renowned master of minimally invasive spine surgery and the founding President of the German Spine Society(DWG)
The German Spine Society(DWG) was founded in Munich in 2006 and Prof. Mayer, a world-renowned master of minimally invasive spine surgery served as the first President of DWG that year. The DWG was established through the strategic merger of the Society for Spine Research(the oldest spine society in the world), and the German Society for Spine Surgery. As one of the leading academic organizations in the field of spine in Europe, the DWG brings together nearly 3,000 top experts from neurosurgery, trauma surgery, and orthopedics. It is dedicated to promoting the cutting-edge developments and international exchange in both conservative and surgical treatment to the spine.
Prof. Mayer, a world-renowned master of minimally invasive spine surgery and the founding President of the German Spine Society(DWG)
In December 2026, Gloryren will lead a delegation of 30 spine surgeons from leading Grade III Class A hospitals in China to attend this meeting in Nuremberg, Germany.
A sub-venue for Sino-German Exchange on Spine Surgery will be set up during the meeting, serving as a platform for knowledge exchange in the future and latest advancements in spine surgery for the Chinese attendees and the world-renowned spine experts.
At this platform, you will have the opportunity to:
Explore the advancements worldwide: Join internationally recognized spine experts such as Dr. Schnake and Prof. Mayer to discuss the latest research and clinical practices in spine;
Share the Chinese experience: Present innovative achievements from China’s spine community and promote technical exchange between China and Germany;
Have a global perspective: Build connections with leading European specialists and jointly shape the future development of spine care.
Doctors who are interested in participating are kindly invited to leave your contact information. We would be honored to welcome you to the Annual Meeting of the German Spine Society (DWG) 2026 in Germany.
On January 24th, the team of four from Gloryren headed to the Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien in Erlangen, Germany to visit Dr. Schnake, Head of the Interdisciplinary Center for Spine and Scoliosis Therapy and President-elect of the German Spine Society (DWG) for 2026. The hospital is a church hospital surrounded by forests. Dr. Schnake greeted us in person at the Outpatient Hall of the hospital and showed us around the hospital. Dr. Schnake introduced that the Interdisciplinary Center for Spine and Scoliosis Therapy is the teaching and practice base for the spine surgeries performed by Mazor robotics, and it performs about 20 scoliosis surgeries for adolescents and 60 for adults annually, making it the largest Scoliosis Center in southern Germany. When Dr. Schnake showed us around the Spine Center, we were amazed at the bright, clean, and well-designed wards there. After a while, Dr. Schnake's Chinese doctoral student, Doctor LU Zimo from Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, came to meet with us as well. Having been studying under Dr. Schnake’s supervision for half a year, Doctor Lu has already completed his first manuscript, which is a gratifying progress. The professors collaborating with us are all willing to give their MD students as many opportunities to publish papers as possible. Dr. Schnake will also take Doctor Lu to the EUROSPINE and EANS Spring Summit, and all expenses will be covered by the department. This June, Dr. Schnake will work as an international visiting professor in Spine Surgery Dept. at the Shenzhen Second People's Hospital for a week. Last year, Dr. Schnake received his second doctoral student, Doctor Zhang from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University. In 2026, Gloryren will lead a group of Chinese spine surgeons to attend the annual meeting of DWG in Nuremberg. If you want anything valuable, you have to pay the price now or later to get it. In the future, the best job in China is to be a doctor, but only those excellent and top ones can have the best job in the world. As a doctor, you must strive to be the top. That should be the ambition of a doctor.
