Amazing experience exploring international collaborations #ghe25 @KFSHRC

Love seeing colleagues such as @MahadeoKris @Duke_Childrens on the stage discussing cell and gene therapy #ghe25

Looking forward to sharing our experiences with #AI and #robotics for #spine surgery with colleagues from King Faisal Specialist Hospital tomorrow in #riyadh. Huge thanks to former @DukeSpine fellow, spine surgeon extraordinaire Dr. Faisal Konbaz for the kind invite

Happy to participate as faculty @AONorth course on MISS techniques @AOSpine . #neurosurgery and #orthopedics,mix of both trainees and folks in practice and participants from Mexico Canada,Peru,USA and even Ireland! Always leave with more knowledge and motivation to help patients!

Happy to announce that I’ve been selected to be a Deputy Editor for The Spine Journal https://t.co/Gi2sBvMIZC , the official publication for @NASSspine North American Spine Society.   Please follow this link to submit your papers: https://t.co/EoAKXYjMPP

Back home, taking care of patients!Love having learners from all over the world. On the right, Dr. Arwa Jader from Iraq 🇮🇶 .  On the left, Dr. Michael Michael Patetta , Duke Orthopaedic Surgery spine fellow from North Carolina 🇺🇸 and Dr. Afnan Hassab E. Siddig, from Sudan 🇸🇩

Day 2,2.5 @CNS_Update! Fessler Symposium,talk on nerve segmentation.   Opening Ceremonies with Andre Agassi and friend Dr. Rory Goodwin interviewing Spike Lee. Running into former @Dukeneurosurg @DukeSpine residents and fellows. Promotional copy of book!

First day @CNS_Update was amazing! From seeing some @Dukeneurosurg contingent,seeing some cool scenes,attending great dinner symposium talking about advanced imaging and hearing great talks on robotics, stem cells and augmented reality to meeting new and old friends!

Learn about how advanced imaging,endoscopy, robotics, augmented reality, disc replacements and gene therapy is changing the field of #spinesurgery?  ‘Disruptive technology in Spine’ Dinner Symposium. https://t.co/fnmK08eIcG @CNS_Update

This year’s chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1965 to parents who were refugees from Palestine. When we spoke to him he shared his story: “I grew up in a very humble home, we were a dozen of us in one room, sharing it with the cattle that we used to

New pub: Not all ‘MIS’ TLIFs are created equal.   https://t.co/6356oSxvX8 We hope that this paper will help others decide which MIS TLIF to use for certain pathologies. Great job by the amazing team @DukeSpine

Amazing time Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS)!Highlights included moderating Acquiring New Masteries session  Having a great debate (and may be losing:)   2 mentees, present their projects Inaugural meeting of the ASRG –Awake Spine Research Group! @DukeSpine

Grateful to partner w/Dr. Malcolm DeBaun @DukeOrtho to take care of complicated pelvic/sacral fractures. Underwent fixation of left acetabulum. Underwent a robotic-assisted percutaneous fixation L4-pelvis. 3 years postop, she is able to walk independently and enjoy life!

Saturday–4:30 am lecture Awake Spine Surgery,w/Dr. Saleem AbdulRauf, Dr. Michael Sabel.Parallels between awake cranial and awake spine surgery. Then teach endoscopic spine surgery.Ideas for new clinical enterprises are born and ultimately, patients all over the world benefit

الحمد لله كانت زيارتي لمستشفي الفجيرة مثمرة و ممتعة فقد قم بفحص على اكثر من 70 مريض قمنا بأربع عمليات ناجحة منهم أول عملية لفقرات الرقبه والفقرات القطنيه باستخدام المنظار وأتمنى أن تكون هذه الزياره بدايه للتعاون المستمر بين جامعه دوك والخدمات الطبية الإماراتية إن شاء الله

Rewarding week @ Fujairah Hospital. Seeing over 70 patients and performing the hospital’s first cervical arthroplasty and lumbar endoscopic discectomy. Beginning collaboration between @DukeHealth University Health System and @EHSUAE | مؤسسة الإمارات للخدمات الصحية

Happy National APP week! APPs are crucial to the excellent care we provide in the clinic, OR. I am particularly grateful for Leeana Foster NP who works closely with me in clinic to make sure we provide world class care to our patients. @Dukeneurosurg

Excited for SMISS Oct 2-4.Moderating session ‘Aquiring New Masteries’,debate on lumbar fusion vs arthroplasty. Proud of Mounica Paturu,Favour Ononogbu-Uche who have 2 abstracts for oral presentations! First meeting Awake Spine Research Group. If interested : m.abdelbarr@duke.edu

As part of my upcoming trip to @fujairah, excited to announce educational talk with my colleague Dr. Firas Husban. Looking forward to friendly exchange of ideas and ways to improve care for spine patients all over the world. Special thanks to Dr. Wael AlSammak for organizing

I’m happy to announce that I will be a visiting spine surgeon consultant at Fujairah Hospital, representing @DukeHealth September 15-19, 2025. إنني اشعر بالسعادة لزيارهمستشفى الفجيرة كأستاذ استشاري زائر يمثل جامعه دوك Sept 15-19, 2025 بمشيئة الله