Bill Clifton, MD
@docclift
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ABNS Board Certified Neurosurgeon, Assistant Professor CWRU. Complex Spine Deformity, Spine Oncology, Scoliosis. Follower of Christ. Tweets are my own.
Cleveland, OH
Joined April 2020
Excited to be featured on this Neuro Pathways Podcast episode discussing diagnosis and intervention of idiopathic scoliosis! #scoliosis #spinesurgery @CleClinicNS @ClevelandClinic
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Podcast Episode · Neuro Pathways: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Medical Professionals · 11/01/2024 · 28m
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Had a great time learning about the philosophy and latest advances in spine oncology from the experts, including @DrLilyAngelov, Dr. Clifton @docclift, Dr. Krishnaney, Dr. Bilsky, Dr. Chhabra, and many more! 🩻🔩☢️
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I swear once I climb the ranks of medical hierarchy, imma change this whole research agenda everyone is pushing.
As an academic neurosurgeon with over 1000 citations, I believe that we as a neurosurgical community need to focus on applicants who have a passion for patient care, not publications. Clinical acumen comes first, then research. Both are important, but only one is vital for a
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As an academic neurosurgeon with over 1000 citations, I believe that we as a neurosurgical community need to focus on applicants who have a passion for patient care, not publications. Clinical acumen comes first, then research. Both are important, but only one is vital for a
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Great simulation session this morning with our residents learning freehand cervical screw placement! #Simulation #spine #spinesurgery @CleClinicNS #3dprint #3dmodeling
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Stretches and exercises that can make arthritic knees feel better!
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Having strong quads could reduce your risk of knee osteoarthritis. Our expert explains and offers tips for protecting your knees.
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If ur 14 yo daughter can pen this about you You have succeeding in life Every day inspiring not only ourselves but those that will change this world for the better. So much gratitude in life to help all for the better
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Honored to present at the 2025 Masters in Advanced Spinal Deformity meeting. So great to learn from my spinal deformity colleagues continuing to push the field forward in safety, indications, and outcomes! #MedX #scoliosis @spinesection @ClevelandClinic @CleClinicNS
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Excited to present at the Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Spine Conference with my nurse practitioner Megan Lynch on the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of adult and pediatric scoliosis patients! @MayoClinicNeuro @ClevelandClinic @CleClinicNS #MEDTwitter
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Hey all! Check out my new page that will be dedicated to everything spine surgery and education through cases & videos! @UNCneurosurgery
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Incredibly proud of our graduating #residents Stathios Kondylis, Roger Murayi, and Ben Whiting. Congratulations on your 7 years of hard work and bright future careers in #Neurosurgery. #graduation #Medtwitter #MedEd #Chiefs
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Great thoughts everyone! Required several stages with hardware removal, washouts, irrigating wound vac. Ultimately placed a hyperlordotic XLIF cage at L4/5 to help get correction with re-instrumentation. Luckily no infx in the disc space.
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Looking forward to a terrific day with the @AANSNeuro Goodman oral board prep course. See you in the Spine session hot seat!
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Great news! So proud of my alma mater @USFNeurosurgery and former co-resident Dr. Alikhani on building an amazing spine program in Tampa!
We are hiring for our Complex Spine Surgery Fellowship under Dr. Puya Alikhani, starting in 2026! If interested, please visit our website (🔗 in bio) or email our Residency & Fellowship Program Admin Michelle Campbell at memaldonado@usf.edu. Good luck! 🍀 #CushingBowlUSF #Spine
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TLIF is not necessarily a “kyphosing” procedure as some suggest. With good carpentry and strategic releases lordosis can be maintained or even improved. #neurosurgery
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My residency mentors!!
It was so great seeing H. Gordon Deen at the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation board meeting this evening. We thanked him for more than a decade of service to the board helping countless patients from underserved regions throughout the world
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Every patient that comes in for lumbar stenosis is also examined for cervical myelopathy.
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