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The NASS Podcast

The NASS Podcast

By North American Spine Society

The NASS Podcast is a great way to consume education content on-the-go!

The episodes offer in-depth discussions of a variety of topics in spine from key opinion leaders, including: 3D Printing; ACDF vs. Cervical Disc Replacement; Complications; Laminoplasty vs. ACDF; Neuromonitoring During Spine Surgery; Cellular-Based Allografts; Is Surgery for Axial Back Pain Still an Option?; Surgical Management of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis; SpineLine Author Discussions.
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Operating on Neurofibromas- What Have We Learned?

The NASS PodcastDec 03, 2019

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Peripheral Nerve Stimulators in the Axial Spine

Peripheral Nerve Stimulators in the Axial Spine

Santhosh Thomas, DO of Cleveland Clinic talks with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Peripheral Nerve Stimulators in the Axial Spine.

Mar 28, 202408:02
The Shifting Demographics of Spinal Cord Injury: Important Implications for Medicine and Society

The Shifting Demographics of Spinal Cord Injury: Important Implications for Medicine and Society

Authors Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC and Karlo M. Pedro, MD discuss the intricacies of their new SpineLine article, "The Shifting Demographics of Spinal Cord Injury: Important Implications for Medicine and Society," with moderator Kaku Barkoh, MD. Fehlings is an orthopedic surgeon and Pedro is a neurosurgeon. Both are at the University of Toronto; Barkoh is an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Associates, LLP. in Houston, Texas.

Mar 26, 202431:11
Application of AI in Spine Surgery, From Diagnostics, Improvement in Standard of Care and Biomechanics Research

Application of AI in Spine Surgery, From Diagnostics, Improvement in Standard of Care and Biomechanics Research

Ask the Experts: Application of AI in Spine Surgery, From Diagnostics, Improvement in Standard of Care and Biomechanics Research


Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc; Elie Massaad, MD, MSc

Mar 21, 202412:05
Discography ... Is It Still Useful?

Discography ... Is It Still Useful?

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO of Medical University of South Carolina discusses "Discography ... Is It Still Useful?" with guest Benoy Benny, MD.

Mar 14, 202406:60
Interdisciplinary Management of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Interdisciplinary Management of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Ask the Experts: Interdisciplinary Management of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis


Michael J. Suer, MD; Rick J. Placide, MD, PT;  Evan K. Johnson, DPT, MS, OCS

Mar 07, 202416:38
Multiple Burns on RFA

Multiple Burns on RFA

Benoy Benny, MD of The Spine and Sports Center in Texas chats about Multiple Burns on RFA with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Feb 29, 202408:02
Setting Patient Expectations

Setting Patient Expectations

Justin M. Lantz, DPT of USC's Keck Medicine and a 2023 SpineLine 20 Under 40 winner discusses Setting Patient Expectations with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Feb 22, 202410:23
Ultra-early (≤8 hours) surgery for thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ultra-early (≤8 hours) surgery for thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Senior paper author and neurosurgeon, Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD, along with the team of contributing authors, discuss their recent article "Ultra-early (≤8 hours) surgery for thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis" with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.

 

Margetis is assistant professor of neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Health System; Mattei is a neurosurgeon at St. Louis University's School of Medicine.

 

Contributing Authors:

Abhiraj D. Bhimani, MD, Matthew T. Carr, MD, Zahraa Al-Sharshai, MD, Zachary Hickman, MD

Feb 20, 202425:47
Use of Robotics and Navigation in Spinal Deformity

Use of Robotics and Navigation in Spinal Deformity

This episode will discuss the pros and cons of using assistive technologies such as Robotics and Navigation in Spinal Deformity Surgery. We will also compare and contrast the use of Robotics versus Navigation.

Feb 08, 202425:22
Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care: What You Need to Know

Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care: What You Need to Know

Love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? However you feel about AI, it's here to stay. Enjoy this fascinating podcast with authors Olumide Danisa, MD, and Jacob Razzouk, BS, as they discuss their new SpineLine article, "Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care: What You Need to Know," with moderator Alex Michael, MD.


Danisa is an orthopedic surgeon at Loma Linda University Health; Razzouk is a medical student at Loma Linda University; Michael is a neurosurgeon at Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery in St. Louis, MO.

Oct 24, 202351:18
Trapezius and posterior cervical myofascial pain

Trapezius and posterior cervical myofascial pain

Renee Enriquez, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discusses trapezius and posterior cervical myofascial pain with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Oct 17, 202317:26
Furman Volume of Injectate OR Volume of Injectate for lumbar ESI's

Furman Volume of Injectate OR Volume of Injectate for lumbar ESI's

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO, talks about volume of injectate for lumbar ESI's with Michael Furman, MD.

Oct 12, 202310:25
Anticoagulation and Anti-platelet during interventional spine procedures

Anticoagulation and Anti-platelet during interventional spine procedures

Michael Furman, MD, a PM&R physician in York, PA, discusses anticoagulation and anti-platelet during interventional spine procedures with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Oct 10, 202322:32
Medical vs Surgical Management of Synovial Cyst

Medical vs Surgical Management of Synovial Cyst

Ask the Experts: Medical vs Surgical Management of Synovial Cyst

Bryan Lee, MD

Scott Kreiner, MD

Jacob Rohrs, MD

Edward Dohring, MD

Oct 03, 202317:29
Sacroiliac Joint Pain Guideline

Sacroiliac Joint Pain Guideline

Ask the Experts: Sacroiliac Joint Pain Guideline

Michael Fehlings, MD

Scott Kriener, MD

Sep 19, 202307:48
Preserving the Muscles and Posterior Tension Band and Avoiding Chronic Back Pain in Minimally Invasive Techniques

Preserving the Muscles and Posterior Tension Band and Avoiding Chronic Back Pain in Minimally Invasive Techniques

Ask the Experts: Preserving The Muscles And Posterior Tension Band And Avoiding Chronic Back Pain In Minimally Invasive Techniques

Hoon Choi, MD

Sep 12, 202308:08
How Do I Get My Research Published?

How Do I Get My Research Published?

Ask the Experts: How Do I Get My Research Published?

Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD

Christopher M. Bono, MD

Sep 05, 202311:34
Refractory Low Back Pain

Refractory Low Back Pain

Ask the Experts: Refractory Low Back Pain

Gurtej Singh, MD

Zachary McCormick, MD

Rick Placide, MD

Aug 29, 202330:56
Isolated Thoracic and Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: Do They Need Spine Surgeon Evaluation? A High Volume Level I Trauma Center Experience with Cost Analysis

Isolated Thoracic and Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: Do They Need Spine Surgeon Evaluation? A High Volume Level I Trauma Center Experience with Cost Analysis

Authors Asa Peterson, MD and Howard Place, MD of Saint Louis University's School of Medicine discuss their recent article, "Isolated Thoracic and Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: Do They Need Spine Surgeon Evaluation? A High Volume Level I Trauma Center Experience with Cost Analysis" with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.

Aug 24, 202317:18
SIJ Dysfunction and Surgical Intervention

SIJ Dysfunction and Surgical Intervention

Ask the Experts: SIJ Dysfunction and Surgical Intervention

Lisa Ferrar, PhD

Karthik Madhavan, MD

Ali Kiapour, PhD

Marcus Stone, PhD

Aug 22, 202317:01
Patient Selection & Efficacy of CT-Guided Cervical Nerve Root Blocks in Management of Patients with Radiculopathy

Patient Selection & Efficacy of CT-Guided Cervical Nerve Root Blocks in Management of Patients with Radiculopathy

Ask the Experts: Patient Selection & Efficacy of CT-Guided Cervical Nerve Root Blocks in Management of Patients with Radiculopathy

Wende Gibbs, MD

Matthew L. Goodwin, MD

Aug 15, 202310:28
Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion

Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion

Ask the Experts: Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion

Luke J. Kim, MD

Don Park, MD

Javier Qo, MD

Aug 08, 202314:30
Role and Timing of Surgery of Acute Central Cord Syndrome

Role and Timing of Surgery of Acute Central Cord Syndrome

Ask the Experts: Role and Timing of Surgery of Acute Central Cord Syndrome

Michael G. Fehlings, MD

Konstantinos Margetis, MD

Yi Lu, MD

Aug 01, 202310:42
Update on Nonsurgical Management of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

Update on Nonsurgical Management of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

Author Jason Friedrich, MD discusses his detailed SpineLine article, "Update on Nonsurgical Management of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis" with moderator Tejas Shah, MD. Friedrich is a physiatrist at University of Colorado School of Medicine; Shah is a resident and physiatrist at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jul 27, 202340:37
Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Spinal Tumors

Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Spinal Tumors

Ask the Experts: Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Spinal Tumors

Daniel M. Sciubba, MD

Joseph H. Schwab, MD

Larry Lo, MD

Jul 25, 202311:21
Outpatient Spine Surgery: Trending Pearls and Pitfalls

Outpatient Spine Surgery: Trending Pearls and Pitfalls

Ask the Experts: Outpatient Spine Surgery: Trending Pearls and Pitfalls

Mark Mikhael, MD Cary Templin, MD Deepak Reddy, MD

Jul 20, 202313:19
Current updates and evidence for regenerative intradiscal treatment options

Current updates and evidence for regenerative intradiscal treatment options

Ask the Experts: Current updates and evidence for regenerative intradiscal treatment options

Gene Tekmyster, DO

Zorica Buser, PhD, MBA

Ken Blank, PhD, MS, MHA

Jul 11, 202314:22
Reconstruction of the Anterior Column of the Spine

Reconstruction of the Anterior Column of the Spine

Ask the Experts: Reconstruction of the Anterior Column of the Spine

Sigurd Berven, MD

John Williams, MD

Jonathan Schoeff, MD

Izzy Lieberman, MD, FRCSC, MBA

Jun 29, 202332:51
Updates to SMaX: Prevention of Wrong-Site Spinal Surgery & Procedures

Updates to SMaX: Prevention of Wrong-Site Spinal Surgery & Procedures

Ask the Experts: Updates to SMaX: Prevention of Wrong-Site Spinal Surgery & Procedures

Gene Tekmyster, DO

Addisu Mesfin, MD

Jun 20, 202311:37
Role of Osteoporosis & Spinal Deformity

Role of Osteoporosis & Spinal Deformity

Ask the Experts: Role of Osteoporosis & Spinal Deformity

Tony Tannoury, MD

Zeeshan Sardar, MD

Jun 15, 202316:19
Preoperative Optimization in Spine Surgery: A Review

Preoperative Optimization in Spine Surgery: A Review

Author Manish K. Kasliwal, MD, MCh, FAANS, a neurosurgeon at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, discusses his recent article, "Preoperative Optimization in Spine Surgery - A Review," with moderator Douglas Pahl, MD.

Jun 13, 202348:56
Classifying Clinical Outcomes in the Context of Neuromonitoring Data

Classifying Clinical Outcomes in the Context of Neuromonitoring Data

Ask the Experts: Classifying Clinical Outcomes in the Context of Neuromonitoring Data

Richard Vogel, PhD, DABNM

Adam Doan, DC, DABNM

Anthony K. Sestokas, PhD

Jun 06, 202314:03
Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in a Community Practice Setting: 6 Months Follow-up

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in a Community Practice Setting: 6 Months Follow-up

Author William Schnapp, MD chats about his recent NASSJ article, "Basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain in a community practice setting: 6 Months follow-up" with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.


Schnapp is a neurologist at Neuro Spine & Pain Center of Key West; Mattei is a neurosurgeon at St. Louis University's School of Medicine.

May 11, 202329:34
Biomechanics of SI & SI Fixation

Biomechanics of SI & SI Fixation

Ask theExperts: Biomechanics of SI & SI Fixation
Lisa A. Ferrara, PhD
David W. Polly, Jr., MD
Heidi Prather, DO

May 09, 202312:05
It Takes a Village: Creating & Maintaining Psychologically-Informed Care Teams
May 01, 202338:52
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spine Surgery: Large Database Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spine Surgery: Large Database Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness

Lead author Jared D. Ament, MD, discusses his recent NASSJ article, "Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spine Surgery: Large Database Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness," with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.

Ament is a neurosurgeon at Neurosurgery & Spine Group of West Hills, CA; Mattei is a neurosurgeon at St. Louis University's School of Medicine

Apr 20, 202344:06
Maximizing Effectiveness when Meeting Your Member of Congress
Apr 13, 202329:58
Vascular Injuries during ALIF surgery

Vascular Injuries during ALIF surgery

Ask the Experts: Vascular Injuries during ALIF surgery

Brian Kuhn, MD

Thomas Terramani, MD

Brent Kimball, MD

Jonathan Schoeff, MD

Apr 11, 202322:26
Nutrient Metabolism of the Nucleus Pulposus: A Literature Review

Nutrient Metabolism of the Nucleus Pulposus: A Literature Review

NASSJ author Joe Kodama, MD, PhD discusses his recent article" "Nutrient metabolism of the nucleus pulposus: A literature review" with deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD. Mattei is a neurosurgeon at St. Louis University's School of Medicine; Kodama is a postdoctoral fellow at University of Maryland's School of Medicine

Apr 06, 202332:36
Artificial Disc Replacement

Artificial Disc Replacement

Ask the Experts: Artificial Disc Replacement

Richard Guyer, MD

Scott Blumenthal, MD

Jessica Shellock, MD

Mar 28, 202312:47
Biologic Therapy to Treat Degenerative Disc Disease

Biologic Therapy to Treat Degenerative Disc Disease

This episode, hosted by William Mark Erwin, DC, PhD and Zorica Buser,PhD with the NASS Section on Biologics, introduces biologic therapy to treat DDD with an emphasis on the IVD NP. They discuss challenges faced by the otherwise “hostile” IVD NP environment, define and debate different biologic therapies (protein-based, cellular based, body-derived substances, ECM-based) as well as review what forms the putative therapy should be delivered. They wrap up the discussion on what the future may hold in this field.

Mar 23, 202323:24
Spinal Cord Perfusion as a Management Focus/Guideline for Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Perfusion as a Management Focus/Guideline for Spinal Cord Injury

In this podcast, Dr. Rajiv Saigal, Co-Chair of the NASS Section on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), interviews Dr. Brian Kwon, a world-leading expert in SCI research.  They discuss Dr. Kwon's work on spinal cord perfusion, use of lumbar intrathecal drains to monitor CSF pressure, and evolving views on optimizing cord perfusion to improve patient outcomes after SCI.

Mar 16, 202338:54
Wearable Devices For Spine Patient Care: Opportunities And Obstacles

Wearable Devices For Spine Patient Care: Opportunities And Obstacles

Ask the Experts: Wearable Devices For Spine Patient Care: Opportunities And Obstacles

Ram Haddas, PhD, MBA

Antonio Webb, MD

Addison Wood, MD

Mar 14, 202316:31
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Ask the Experts: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lumbar Spinal Stenosi

Mar 07, 202317:14
Opioid Use After Elective Spine Surgery: Do Spine Surgery Patients Consume Less than Prescribed Today?
Feb 28, 202332:58
Repair of the Intervertebral Disc Annulus Fibrosis- A Possibility or a Pipedream?

Repair of the Intervertebral Disc Annulus Fibrosis- A Possibility or a Pipedream?

Hosted by: Zorica Buser, PhD, MBA and W. Mark Erwin, DC, PhD 

Guest Speaker: Ashish Diwan, MBBS, MS (Ortho), DipNB, MNAMS, FRACS, FAOrthA, PhD- Director of Spine Service and Bone Biology, University of New South Wales

This episode provides an overview of the problem of annular tears/degeneration and the role of annular tears in the pathogenesis of degeneration and pain.  It highlights the cellular/molecular aspects of annular damage and the surgical challenges posed by attempts to repair the injured disc.

Feb 16, 202328:32
CMS Publishes Final Rules for 2023 Medicare Payments to Physicians
Feb 14, 202319:05
Clinical Relevance of Occult Infections in Spinal Pseudarthrosis Revision

Clinical Relevance of Occult Infections in Spinal Pseudarthrosis Revision

Marco Burkhard, MD of Balgrist University Hospital in Switzerland discusses his recent NASSJ article "Clinical relevance of occult infections in spinal pseudarthrosis revision" with moderator and NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.

Jan 17, 202321:27
Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Spinal Tumors

Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Spinal Tumors

Ask the Experts: Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Spinal Tumors

Larry Lo, MD

Daniel M. Sciubba, MD

Joseph H. Schwab, MD

Jan 10, 202311:21
Navigating Your First Years in Practice

Navigating Your First Years in Practice

Kush Goyal, MD, of Cleveland Clinic chats with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about navigating your first years in practice.

Jan 03, 202308:13