Welcome To
ESPINEA® - Endoscopic Spine Academy
ESPINEA® was founded by Wolfgang Ries in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2019. The overriding goal of ESPINEA® and its Academy is to support professionals in providing the highest standard of patient care. To accomplish this mission, the globally-acting ESPINEA® Endoscopic Spine Academy offers a specially tailored training and education program for spine surgeons.
Using the endoscopic systems from our supporter, joimax® GmbH, we are set up to provide an open academic platform for interested spine physicians all over the world to discover and be educated in new spinal therapy concepts focused in the field of minimally invasive, preferable endoscopic spinal therapy.
ESPINEA® training standards and skill levels are CLEARLY defined and is provided for beginning endoscopic spine surgeons, as well as for those with existing experience to deepen and extend knowledge and expertise. In addition, the entire surgical team will be trained and will benefit from the program as well.
Espinea® World Summit 2023
On July 13th-15th, 2023 ESPINEA® – the world-leading Academy in Endoscopic Spine Surgery organized an exclusive, state-of-the-art World Summit at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Endoscopic Workshops

Online & Onsite workshop | Level 1-2 up to Level 2-3
This workshop will provide profound theoretical and practical knowledge on endoscopic deherniation/decompression and demonstrates endoscopic facet and SI joint therapy.

Online & On-Site workshop | Level 3-4
This workshop will provide profound theoretical and practical knowledge on endoscopic decompression at lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine as well as minimally-invasive stabilization.

On-site Upgrade Workshop
Upgrade workshops are strategically designed for surgeons that are looking to take their first steps deep into Endoscopy.

Faculty Program
INTENSE EXPERIENCE

Fellowship Program
SKILl enhancement

Meetings
expert training

Exchange Platform
knowledge exchange
News and Events
ESPINEA® China Henan Zhengzhou
November 2023 | 2-4 Henan Zhengzhou, China
New Animation – “Minimally Invasive Treatment of Herniated Disc with the lateral TESSYS® method by joimax®”
October 2023 | 24 Karlsruhe, Germany
More News
ESPINEA® WORLD SUMMIT
Masterclass Endoscopic Spine Course
July 2023 | 13-15 Edinburgh, Scotland
joimax® UPDATES ESPINEA® TRAINING FACILITY
March 2023 | Karlsruhe, Germany
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First ESPINEA® Summit China
March 2023 | Xiamen, China
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First ESPINEA® AMERICAS Community Meeting
October 2022 | Irvine, California
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joimax® announces major spike in attendance at
its ESPINEA® workshops, reports record revenues
April 2022 | Karlsruhe
First ESPINEA® APAC Community Meeting
July 2022 | Singapore
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ESPINEA® Round Table Meetings

ESPINEA® Upgrade Workshops
Upgrade workshops are strategically designed for surgeons that are looking to take their first step deep into endoscopy.