The NASS Podcast

Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBAAlexander Satin, MDBrian Park, MDZachary Ray, MD

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, in conversation with Jose Canseco, MD, discusses the essentials of building an effective practice, from choosing the right partners and mentors to managing “forks in the road” and incorporating family life.

Jin-Sung L. Kim, MD, PhDDon Park, MDHo-Jin Lee,MD, PhDSanjay Konakondla, MD

DJ Kennedy, MD shares his leadership philosophy in academic medicine with mentee Reza Ehsanian, MD, PhD, offering insight into building programs, growing within societies, and leveraging research skills for administrative impact.

Richard (Rick) Guyer, MDScott L. Blumenthal, MDJessica Shellock, MD

Julie Chan, MD, PhD and mentee Brandon Lucke-Wold, MD, PhD, MS explore how mentorship and personal passions guide career direction, the transition from mentee to mentor, and what work/life “balance” means to her.

Yi Lu, MD, PhD, Joshua I. Chalif, MD, PhD and Benjamin R. Johnston, MD, PhD, authors of the paper "Traumatic spinal cord injury: a review of the current state of art and future directions – what do we know and where are we going?", discuss their findings with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.Read the full article here

Author Minjin Fromm discusses her recent NASSJ article, "Factors associated with improved outcomes after lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections for radicular pain: A systematic review," with moderator and deputy editor Tobias Mattei.Read the full article here

Authors Jason Friedrich and Kristina Barber discuss their recent SpineLine article, "Cervicogenic Headache: Bad Referral or Appropriate For Your Spine Clinic?' with moderator Jayesh Vallabh.Read the full article here

Author Ricardo Fontes and deputy editor Tobias Mattei sit down to discuss Fontes' recent article, "Circumferential correction of spinal deformity and instability secondary to bacterial spondylodiscitis."Read the full article here

Robert Ravinsky discusses his recent article, "The effect of time to balloon kyphoplasty on osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review with meta-analysis," with deputy editor Tobias Mattei. Read the full article here

Is social media good or bad? And how can it be used in a professional setting? SpineLine authors Philip K. Louie, MD and Kendra Cooper, BS discuss that and more in this podcast with moderator Vivek Babaria, DO. Read the articlehere.

NASS President D. Scott Kreiner, MD, discusses his recent SpineLine column, "AI in Spine Care," with moderator Alex P. Michael, MD.

Ask the Experts: Minimally Invasive Approaches For Cervical Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy to Avoid Fusion or Permanent Hardware Hoon Choi, MD, PhD

A pair of 2023 SpineLine 20 Under 40 winners discuss Motion Preserving Surgery. Listen in as moderator Renee Rosati, DO and Christine DiPompeo, of Midwest Orthopaedic Center in Illinois, discuss this technology.

Ask the Experts: Spine Instability Charles A. Reitman, MD; Zorica Buser, PhD, MBA; John A. Hipp, PhD

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO of Medical University of South Carolina sits down with Brad Sorosky, MD to discuss Intra-articular Facet Injections.

Ask the Experts: Patient Matched Implant in Spine Surgery: Applications and Benefits Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc; Kris E. Radcliff, MD

Brad Sorosky, MD of Desert Spine and Sports Physicians in Arizona talks to moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Private Practice and Incorporating Cash Into Your Payment Model.

Ask the Experts: Use of Computational-Based Designs for Improving the Biomechanics of Implants for Interbody Procedures Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc; Matthew Shomper, BS

Scott Naftulin, DO of Speciality Spine, Sports & Pain Medicine in Pennslyvania chats with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Lateral vs Posterior Approach for Cervical MBB.

Ask the Experts: Artificial Disc Replacement Richard D. Guyer, MD; Scott L. Blumenthal, MD; Jessica L. Shellock, MD

Podcast guest Akhil Chhatre, MD discusses Navigating Medicolegal Work with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Ask the Experts: New Guidelines in Spinal Cord Injury Brian K. Kwon, MD, PhD, FRCSC; Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC; Rajiv Saigal, MD, PhD; Yi Lu, MD, PhD

In this latest podcast, Akhil Chhatre, MD of Johns Hopkins Medicine, talks to moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Educating Patients on Annular Fissures.

Ask the Experts: Neuromonitoring for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor Resection Sheng-fu Larry Lo, MD, MHS; Richard Vogel, PhD, DABNM; Adam Doan, DC, DABNM

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO sits down with Akhil Chattre, MD to discuss Management of Anterolisthesis in the Lumbar Spine.

Ask the Experts: Is Endoscopic Spine Surgery Really Gaining Acceptance in North America? Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Meng Huang, MD; Timothy Wang, MD

Authors Rich Vogel, PhD, DABNM, FASNM and Eric D. Fader, JD discuss their recent article, "OIG Advisory Opinion Cautions Against 'Surgeon Deals' in Neuromonitoring" with moderator Alex P. Michael, MD. Vogel is in Nashville, TN; Fader is in Guilford, CT; Michael is in St. Louis, MO Link to the full article:  https://spinelinemag.spine.org/marapr24/section-spotlight

Akhil Chhatre, MD, a physiatrist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, chats with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about "When Insurance Denies the Procedure, Cash Payment Options."

Ask the Experts: Disability and Functional Assessments in Spine Patients: Where We Are Today and How to Move Forward Ram Haddas, PhD, MBA; Jessica P. Aidlen, MD; Tobias A. Mattei, MD

Recent SpineLine 20 Under 40 winner Daniel Choi, MD, of Spine Medicine & Surgery of Long Island, talks to moderator Renee Rosati about whether private practice is even possible in 2024.

Ask the Experts: Management of DVT and Post-Op Venous Complications Thomas T. Terramani, MD, FACS; Sigurd H. Berven, MD; Brian Kuhn, MD; Johnathan N. Grauer, MD

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO sits down with Stanford Medicine's Joshua Levin, MD to talk about "Sedation: Do You Offer It?"

Ask the Experts: The Vital Role of Radical Surgery in Modern Oncology Daniel M. Sciubba, MD; Sheng-fu Larry Lo, MD, MHS; Joseph H. Schwab, MD

Ask the Experts: Discitus Osteomyelitis Matthew L. Goodwin, MD, PhD, FACSM; Wende N. Gibbs, MD, MA

Aaron Conger, DO of the University of Utah Health talks to moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Cervical TFESI vs ILESI and What to do With Contrast Allergy in Cervical Injections.

Ask the Experts: Is There Growing Rate of Unnecessary Surgery and What Can We Do About This? Mark M. Mikhael, MD; Nick Shamie, MD

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO of Medical University of South Carolina chats with Aaron Conger, DO of the University of Utah Health about Troubleshooting Cervical ILESI.

Joshua Levin, MD, a physiatrist at Stanford Medicine, chats with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about "Incidental findings on MRI's… Who Follows It Up?"

Ask the Experts: Spinal Infections Including Osteodiscitis: Imaging, Biopsy, and Treatment Matthew L. Goodwin, MD, PhD, FACSM; Wende N. Gibbs, MD, MA

Santhosh Thomas, DO of Cleveland Clinic talks with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Peripheral Nerve Stimulators in the Axial Spine.

Authors Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC and Karlo M. Pedro, MD discuss the intricacies of their new SpineLine article, "The Shifting Demographics of Spinal Cord Injury: Important Implications for Medicine and Society," with moderator Kaku Barkoh, MD. Fehlings is an orthopedic surgeon and Pedro is a neurosurgeon. Both are at the University of Toronto; Barkoh is an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Associates, LLP. in Houston, Texas.

Ask the Experts: Application of AI in Spine Surgery, From Diagnostics, Improvement in Standard of Care and Biomechanics Research Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc; Elie Massaad, MD, MSc

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO of Medical University of South Carolina discusses "Discography ... Is It Still Useful?" with guest Benoy Benny, MD.

Ask the Experts: Interdisciplinary Management of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis Michael J. Suer, MD; Rick J. Placide, MD, PT;  Evan K. Johnson, DPT, MS, OCS

Benoy Benny, MD of The Spine and Sports Center in Texas chats about Multiple Burns on RFA with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Justin M. Lantz, DPT of USC's Keck Medicine and a 2023 SpineLine 20 Under 40 winner discusses Setting Patient Expectations with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Senior paper author and neurosurgeon, Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD, along with the team of contributing authors, discuss their recent article "Ultra-early (≤8 hours) surgery for thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis" with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.   Margetis is assistant professor of neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Health System; Mattei is a neurosurgeon at St. Louis University's School of Medicine.   Contributing Authors: Abhiraj D. Bhimani, MD, Matthew T. Carr, MD, Zahraa Al-Sharshai, MD, Zachary Hickman, MD

This episode will discuss the pros and cons of using assistive technologies such as Robotics and Navigation in Spinal Deformity Surgery. We will also compare and contrast the use of Robotics versus Navigation.

Love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? However you feel about AI, it's here to stay. Enjoy this fascinating podcast with authors Olumide Danisa, MD, and Jacob Razzouk, BS, as they discuss their new SpineLine article, "Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care: What You Need to Know," with moderator Alex Michael, MD. Danisa is an orthopedic surgeon at Loma Linda University Health; Razzouk is a medical student at Loma Linda University; Michael is a neurosurgeon at Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery in St. Louis, MO.