Melissa Erickson, MD, MBA
@drericksonspine
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Decent human being, wife, mom, soccer retiree, Duke spine surgeon, educator, advocate, collaborator. Views my own.
Durham, NC
Joined July 2015
1/ For women considering surgery: a 🧵 .I don’t want to lie and say it was easy becoming a spine surgeon. It wasn’t. I worked hard and appreciated the support from my husband, family and friends. There were plenty of moments I wondered if I made the right choice.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! Special shout out to my mom and those that made me a mom. #orthomom #surgeonmom #ILookLikeASurgeon
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RT @drspoon8: Complications in #VBT and how it affects #patientreportedoutcomes published in @spinedeformityj @pediatricspine collaboration….
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RT @olsonplanner: Medical insurance companies have the best business model:. Cap coverage, deny treatment, delay payment. And WHO does the….
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RT @DukeOrtho: 💛 For Julia Visgauss, MD, every sarcoma patient’s journey is deeply personal and often complex. As chief of the Ortho Oncolo….
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New pub:.Robotic assisted anterior lumbar interbody fusion with the.use of indocyanine green and posterior spinal fusion. Kudos @DukeMedSchool Isabelle Decker, Evelyn Hunter, @DukeSpine fellow Dr. Lauren Seo, Dr.Sabino Zani, @drericksonspine .
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Welcome!.
💙 Join us in welcoming our new PGY1 residents! We’re thrilled to have these eight exceptional individuals join the @DukeOrtho family this week. We are excited to support their growth into outstanding orthopaedic surgeons and future leaders in the field.
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My take on #NCspine meeting- it is a blessing to have incredible colleagues & partners. It is a bonus when so many of them are friends. Phenomenal talks & keynote made the discussions at this local meeting 🔥. #spinesurgery #orthopaedicsurgery #neurosurgery
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RT @GamerEMDoc: My yearly reminder. You are where you should be. Work hard and embrace challenge. Expertise never just happens without t….
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RT @abdelbarrspine: Amazing 2 days of amazing science and also talking about difficult subjects such as gender inequities in spine surgery….
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Great reminder.
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Another great NC Spine Society with President @drericksonspine! Grateful to share our team’s work, and even prouder of our undergrad mentees who crushed their first oral presentations!🙌 (And yes, Coach K made an appearance!) #GoTogetherGoFar #NCSpine
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Kicked off with incredible talks and wonderful keynote on leadership by Coach K! #NCSpine #spinesurgery #orthoaedicsurgery #neurosurgery
Annual North Carolina Spine Society meeting got off to a great start with opening remarks by President Dr. @drericksonspine. Looking forward to great weekend of great science and camaraderie
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RT @DukeSurgOnc: Some new reading came in the mail this past week 📬 Check out Surgical Perspectives on Cutaneous Oncology edited by own own….
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RT @TannerZachem: Excited to finally share @KentKYamamoto and I's work on new robots for endonasal neurosurgery! Excited to push the bounda….
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RT @ABOSortho: A Board-certified physician has met certain standards and passed tests that are developed to assure the public that he or sh….
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When I’m on call fixing hip fractures, I think of my aging loved ones who are at risk. #hipfracture #fractureprevention #orthopaedicsurgery #sandwichgeneration
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Metastatic cancer that requires spine surgery is incredibly stressful. Our study quantified this & suggests targeted time points for interventional support. #spinesurgery @DukeSpine @DukeOrtho @Dukeneurosurg .Well done, @RoweDana1 !.
How can we better understand the challenges faced by patients with metastatic spine disease? Our new study in @TheJNS highlights high rates of distress—especially among minority patients—and the need for timely, tailored support. #GoTogetherGoFar @DukeSpine
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🙌🏾.
ÂżTe interesa la citopatologĂa tiroidea y sus desafĂos diagnĂłsticos? 🧪. Entonces no te podĂ©s perder la conferencia de la Dra. Sara Jiang (USA) en el marco del XXXII Congreso de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de CitopatologĂa y el XXVI Congreso Argentino de CitologĂa.
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RT @Duke_Oto: Under Dr. Cannon & Dr. Corbett’s mentorship, two of four selected 2025–26 Schweitzer Fellows will launch a head & neck cancer….
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RT @ABOSortho: Candidates studying for the ABOS Part I Examination – please be sure to review the Blueprint for the Examination. It is a he….
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