The NASS Podcast

Ask the Experts: Vascular Injuries during ALIF surgery Brian Kuhn, MD Thomas Terramani, MD Brent Kimball, MD Jonathan Schoeff, MD

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

Ask the Experts: Artificial Disc Replacement Richard Guyer, MD Scott Blumenthal, MD Jessica Shellock, MD

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 for...

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.

Ask the Experts: Wearable Devices For Spine Patient Care: Opportunities And Obstacles Ram Haddas, PhD, MBA Antonio Webb, MD Addison Wood, MD

Ask the Experts: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lumbar Spinal Stenosi

Lindsay Orosz, Director of Research at the National Spine Health Foundation, chats with moderator Tobias Mattei about her recent NASSJ article, "Opioid Use After Elective Spine Surgery: Do Spine Surgery Patients Consume Less than Prescribed Today?" View article here . 

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 th...

Featuring: Christopher Kauffman, MD; Allison Waxler, MS; Jayesh Wallabh, MD The CMS Final Rules for 2023 has been an important issue lately in spine care. In this new podcast, SpineLine authors Christopher Kauffman, MD and Allison Waxler, MS discuss their recent article, "CMS Publishes Final Rules for 2023 Medicare Payments to Physicians," with moderator Jayesh Vallabh, MD. View the article here .

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.

Ask the Experts: Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Spinal Tumors Larry Lo, MD Daniel M. Sciubba, MD Joseph H. Schwab, MD

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

Benoy Benny, MD, of The Spine and Sports Center in Houston, TX, has a discussion with moderator Renee Rosati, DO. Benoy dishes on how a physician should weigh his/her job options.

Ask the Experts:  How Do I Get My Research Published? Christopher M. Bono, MD Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD

Benoy Benny, MD, of The Spine and Sports Center in Houston, TX, has a discussion with moderator Renee Rosati, DO. They discuss How to hire an interventional spine physiatrist and what is the ISMM training?

Antonio Webb, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio, TX, has nearly 350,000 followers on his YouTube channel and he discusses how to build your social media presence with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

David O'Brien, MD, NASS' Board of Directors Secretary and physiatrist in Winston Salem, NC, sits down with moderator Renee Rosati, DO to discuss sensory stimulation testing before RFA.

Ask the Experts: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Evan K. Johnson, DPT, MS, OCS Rick Placide, MD Michael Suer, MD

Reza Ehsanian, MD, a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford Neurosurgery and a clinical translational fellow at Vanderbilt, is now doing a pain fellowship at University of New Mexico. Along with moderator Renee Rosati, DO, they discuss regenerative medicine for the lumbar facet joints.

Ask the Experts: Artificial Disc Replacement Scott Blumenthal, MD Richard Guyer, MD Scott Blumenthal, MD

Allen Chen, MD, of UCLA Health chats with moderator Renee Rosati, DO about medial branch blocks with or without lidocaine.

Orthopedic surgeon Charles Crawford, MD chats with moderator Tobias Mattei, MD about his recent NASSJ article, "Predictors of segmental lumbar lordosis following midline posterior (transforaminal) lumbar interbody fusion: Does interbody device type matter?"

Jason Friedrich, MD, discusses his recent SpineLine article, "Managing the Gray Areas of Degenerative Cervical Stenosis: Mild Myelopathy and Asymptomatic Cord Compression" with moderator Alex Michael, MD.

Anand Joshi, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Emory University in Atlanta, chats with moderator Renee Rosati, DO, of Medical University of South Carolina about "Yay or Nay, EMG for radiculopathy?"