This is a patient of mine who is 12 years post-op from a T10-Pelvis revision PSF with a L4 PSO. Her construct looks to be doing well with overall good alignment.

55-year-old male who is one-year status post vertebral column resection for bad diskitis/osteomyelitis of the thoracic spine. A great correction of spinal deformity with great decompression of the spinal cord and removal of diseased bone through a lateral extracavitary approach.

Severe daily head & neck aches in teenager resolved after restoring sagittal alignment with three 6mm CoCr rods & many posterior osteotomies. Thanks to co-surgeon Dr. Tiffany Perry #Spine #Orthopaedics #Neurosurgery #orthotwitter @CedarsSinai

It will never get easier, handle hard better. —@karalawson20, head coach @DukeWBB https://t.co/eEna73lF9f

Breast cancer can be very aggressive in 40 year old females. This patient had metastatic spinal cord compression. Doing a thorough decompression can provide some quality of life. I still reference the Patchell Lancet paper from 2005 when deciding on the best treatment.

Found this today while cleaning my office. I had his book signed in 2009 in Chicago during a course. I am glad to have gotten a chance to meet him.

(1/3) This is Dr. Preston Phillips from Tulsa, OK. He’s an orthopedic spine surgeon just like me. He had spent his whole life learning how the body works and how to heal people with spinal conditions, just like me. He is a fellow of the @aaos_1 , just like me. #endgunviolence

I am sad to hear about the passing of a great mentor of mine: Dr. Ivan Ciric. He was not only a superb surgeon but also one of the greatest human beings I ever met. He taught me so much and for that I will always be indebted to him.

Excited to be an Active Fellow in the Scoliosis Research Society. I met a lot of great mentors along the way.

I have the honor of introducing Hunt Batjer this Sunday as the 2020 Cushing Medalist at the AANS.

I wish surgeons would stop telling vulnerable patients that they must have spine surgery ASAP or they will become paralyzed. In very rare cases, that may be true. But in the vast majority of outpatient clinical scenarios, that is simply not accurate. #neurosurgery #orthopedics

I am inspired by what Dr. Marco had to say in this interview. It’s so tragic what happened to him but it’s amazing to see his outlook on life. Episode 26: When Life Takes Your Breath Away with Dr. Rex Marco https://t.co/wndwFWwJ4d via @YouTube

Spinal fractures can be very difficulty to realign. They may have some of the same features you see with scoliosis and other spinal deformities with a rotational component, lateral listhesis, and sharp angular kyphosis.

We are proud of Dr. Lee achieving her black belt!

My advice to medical students applying to neurosurgery: Find a program that provides a good amount of exposure to open vascular neurosurgery. Fewer clippings are done today and the cases that get passed on by the endovascular specialist are difficult to coil.

12 year old premenarchal who presented with a Lenke 5 curve. She underwent a T3-L3 posterior spinal fusion.

Planning a career in Neurosurgery? Inspiration is a necessary fuel and great biographies are an overlooked source. How is your inspiration barometer reading today? Check out this biography from one of my dear mentors Dr Ivan Ciric.

Spinal infections can be severe and cause complete paralysis. Doing the correct surgery to decompress and stabilize the problem is easier said than done. Not cutting corners means doing a circumferential decompression which too many surgeons shy away from.

Michael Jordan had a different approach to this and would of been successful doing anything in life. It’s his mentality that got him there. There’s no faking it.

Even though elective cases shut down during this time, I still have patients that need emergent treatment of ruptured aneurysms. I love the anatomy on these cases especially Pcomm aneurysms. #3rdnerve #anteriorchoroidal #opticnerve