Just got out of surgery on gentleman who had L1-Iliac wing fusion done about 5 years ago, who has had progressive myelopathy with stenosis just above his fusion, with some proximal junctional kyphosis.His surgery today went well, with decompression of...

 Saw this 10 yo girl yesterday with very large double curve, who was picked up actually during an asthma flareup --- good pickup by pediatrician.  Note her large lumbar hump and use of scoliometer.  She will need surgery this fall.Yesterday...

Folks that know me know that I really love my work as a spine surgeon.  However, as a surgeon and engineer, I often do not reflect very often about my work and life, but focus more on just the next...

Our 11 yo scoliosis patient straightened up nicely with less invasive, shorter fusion.  She had good preop bending X-Rays showing her upper curve bends out nicely, as well as lowest part of her lumbar curve.Surgical time:  2 hours 15 minutes.EBL:...

Yesterday we straightened up a 40 yo woman with painful collapsing thoracolumbar scoliosis, just under 40 degrees.  She had been suffering with back pain for quite some time, and it was definitely affecting her posture and appearance.  She developed a...