How did I get started? Conclusion

How did I get started? Conclusion

How did I get started? Conclusion “Can Endoscopic Spine Surgery be considered a specialty ?” When I began to do endoscopic spine surgery in the late 90’s, I treated painful conditions that could be seen on the MRI such as disc herniations and stenosis. The big...
How did I get started?  Part 3

How did I get started? Part 3

How did I get started? Part Three   Your perspective on a problem changes as your tools change. –  Tony Mork I didn’t think that there was enough preop testing to really know where the pain was coming from.   Three things changed when I operated on the back...
How did I get started? Part Two

How did I get started? Part Two

How did I get started? Part Two So what did I do ? “Are fusions really necessary for so many patients with back pain? ” The spine surgeons that I worked with were some of the best in the world, but the longer I worked in that practice, the more I became motivated to...
How did I get started? Part One

How did I get started? Part One

How did I get started? Part One “I was a sports surgeon for my first 16 years of practice” My first 16 years of orthopedic practice, which began in the early 80’s, was devoted to sports medicine and joint replacement in Long Beach, California. Both of these...