This investor/developer had a disc herniation last year, and now has huge disc herniation at level above.  What is interesting, is that he also has a huge trunk shift scoliosis, as a response to the painful sciatica on his right...

In between surgeries today, I got a chance to see a couple more scoliosis patients.  One is young man named Jacob who is 13, soon to be 14 years old.  We are following him and his brother for adolescent idiopathic...

Just broke scrub. Start 8:57 am. Finish 12:45.  Surgical time 3 hr 50 min. ebl 1 liter Cell saver 625 cc Blood transfused: none. Now out to meet w Julia's parents. They will be happy to see this xray! Dr....

I just broke scrub on Julia's scoliosis surgery -- the 14 yo I talked about on this morning's blog with the large adolescent idiopathic scoliosis double curve.  Her surgery this morning went great.  Surgical time was 3 hours 50 minutes....

On hospital rounds this morning:  Our young man that we removed the huge disc at L5S1 was feeling great this morning, after suffering for 2 years with severe sciatica.  I've had a cervical disc herniation removed, which felt like an...