The NASS Podcast

DJ Kennedy, MD shares his leadership philosophy in academic medicine with mentee Reza Ehsanian, MD, PhD, offering insight into building programs, growing within societies, and leveraging research skills for administrative impact.

Richard (Rick) Guyer, MD Scott L. Blumenthal, MD Jessica Shellock, MD

Julie Chan, MD, PhD and mentee Brandon Lucke-Wold, MD, PhD, MS explore how mentorship and personal passions guide career direction, the transition from mentee to mentor, and what work/life “balance” means to her.

Yi Lu, MD, PhD, Joshua I. Chalif, MD, PhD and Benjamin R. Johnston, MD, PhD, authors of the paper "Traumatic spinal cord injury: a review of the current state of art and future directions – what do we know and where are we going? ", discuss their findings with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD. Read the full article here

Author Minjin Fromm discusses her recent  NASSJ  article,  "Factors associated with improved outcomes after lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections for radicular pain: A systematic review,"  with moderator and deputy editor Tobias Mattei. Read the full article <strong><ahref="https://www.nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-5484(25)00012-5/:~:text=The%20aim%20of%20thi...

Authors Jason Friedrich and Kristina Barber discuss their recent SpineLine article, "Cervicogenic Headache: Bad Referral or Appropriate For Your Spine Clinic?' with moderator Jayesh Vallabh. Read the full article <strong><a href="https://spinelinemag.spine.org/janfeb25/invited-review">here</a></strong>

Author Ricardo Fontes and deputy editor Tobias Mattei sit down to discuss Fontes' recent article, "Circumferential correction of spinal deformity and instability secondary to bacterial spondylodiscitis." Read the full article <strong><a href="https://www.nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-5484(24)00210-5/fulltext">here</a></strong>

Robert Ravinsky discusses his recent article, "The effect of time to balloon kyphoplasty on osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review with meta-analysis," with deputy editor Tobias Mattei.  Read the full article <strong><a href="https://www.nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-5484(24)00269-5/fulltext">here</a></strong>

Is social media good or bad? And how can it be used in a professional setting?  SpineLine  authors Philip K. Louie, MD and Kendra Cooper, BS discuss that and more in this podcast with moderator Vivek Babaria, DO.  Read the article here .

NASS President D. Scott Kreiner, MD, discusses his recent SpineLine column, "AI in Spine Care," with moderator Alex P. Michael, MD. Read the full article here

Ask the Experts: Minimally Invasive Approaches For Cervical Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy to Avoid Fusion or Permanent Hardware Hoon Choi, MD, PhD

A pair of 2023 SpineLine 20 Under 40 winners discuss Motion Preserving Surgery. Listen in as moderator Renee Rosati, DO and Christine DiPompeo, of Midwest Orthopaedic Center in Illinois, discuss this technology.

Ask the Experts: Spine Instability Charles A. Reitman, MD; Zorica Buser, PhD, MBA; John A. Hipp, PhD

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO of Medical University of South Carolina sits down with Brad Sorosky, MD to discuss Intra-articular Facet Injections.

Ask the Experts: Patient Matched Implant in Spine Surgery: Applications and Benefits Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc; Kris E. Radcliff, MD

Brad Sorosky, MD of Desert Spine and Sports Physicians in Arizona talks to moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Private Practice and Incorporating Cash Into Your Payment Model.

Ask the Experts: Use of Computational-Based Designs for Improving the Biomechanics of Implants for Interbody Procedures Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc; Matthew Shomper, BS

Scott Naftulin, DO of Speciality Spine, Sports & Pain Medicine in Pennslyvania chats with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Lateral vs Posterior Approach for Cervical MBB.

Ask the Experts: Artificial Disc Replacement Richard D. Guyer, MD; Scott L. Blumenthal, MD; Jessica L. Shellock, MD

Podcast guest Akhil Chhatre, MD discusses Navigating Medicolegal Work with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Ask the Experts: New Guidelines in Spinal Cord Injury Brian K. Kwon, MD, PhD, FRCSC; Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC; Rajiv Saigal, MD, PhD; Yi Lu, MD, PhD

In this latest podcast, Akhil Chhatre, MD of Johns Hopkins Medicine, talks to moderator Renee Rosati, DO about Educating Patients on Annular Fissures.

Ask the Experts: Neuromonitoring for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor Resection Sheng-fu Larry Lo, MD, MHS; Richard Vogel, PhD, DABNM; Adam Doan, DC, DABNM

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO sits down with Akhil Chattre, MD to discuss Management of Anterolisthesis in the Lumbar Spine.

Ask the Experts: Is Endoscopic Spine Surgery Really Gaining Acceptance in North America? Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Meng Huang, MD; Timothy Wang, MD