Great time today at the Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting discussing adult and pediatric #cervicaldeformity with friends new and old #srsam22 Dr. Suken A. Shah Nemours Children's Health Seattle Children's Vanderbilt Orthopaedics VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab

Research faculty positions available in musculoskeletal research at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Vanderbilt Orthopaedics VUMC Department of Medicine Vanderbilt Health vumc.org/musculoskeleta…

Please join me in welcoming our new spine surgery partner Julian Lugo-Pico to Vanderbilt Orthopaedics and VUMCSpine. Exciting growth for our program.

Super interesting research. The answer is at least partly that elephants’ cells have an astounding twenty copies of p53, a cancer repair gene. Ours have just one. scientificamerican.com/article/why-el…

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Featured this month Neurosurgery Publications, In single-level open lumbar surgery, does TLIF or posterolateral fusion lead to better outcomes? 👏 Editor’s Choice 👏from Byron Stephens, MD, MSCI Scott Zuckerman, MD, MPH CNS #neurosurgery #orthotwitter journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/A…

Coming soon! The cervical spine research society YouTube channel. A user-friendly way to view content from prior meetings, instructional course lectures, webinars, and focused cadaveric demonstrations.

Very excited for this incredibly talented group to have matched with us at Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Vanderbilt School of Medicine #orthotwitter #MatchDay

Fresh off the press in JBJS! Honored to be a part of this work. We identified novel genetic markers linked with spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, lumbar spondylolisthesis, and pseudarthrosis after spinal fusion. journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/Ab… #Spine #NSGY #orthotwitter

Excited for tomorrow’s second annual Clint Devin memorial lectureship with Dr Wellington Hsu from Northwestern Medicine . Great way to honor our partner, mentor and friend. Vanderbilt Center for Musculoskeletal Research Vanderbilt Orthopaedics VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Congrats to Dr. Jackie Pennings for receiving Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Research Award. She contributed to 36 research papers and $30 Million in grants this year! Vanderbilt Orthopaedics

Today was a great day... ✔️Outstanding Vanderbilt Orthopaedics research presentations ✔️Fantastic leadership lecture by Leesa M. Galatz, MD ✔️Oath of Office for one of our graduating chiefs Mount Sinai Orthopedics Vanderbilt Health Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Vanderbilt Center for Musculoskeletal Research

Congrats to our graduating fellow Omar Medina, best wishes as you begin your career Campbell Clinic Campbell Foundation Vanderbilt Orthopaedics VUMCSpine

Release date mid-2024. Thanks to all contributors but esp the new ones to this edition who must be recognized individually! Nader Dahdaleh Cara Sedney MD Camilo A Molina MD Theresa Williamson Nitin Agarwal, M.D. Martina Stippler Byron Stephens, MD, MSCI jv coumans Andrew J. Grossbach, MD, FAANS Saleh Baeesa, MD, FRCSC, FAANS Hasan A. Zaidi, M.D.

Proud of our crew representing @vanderbilt orthopaedic surgery residency and VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab at this year’s Scoliosis Research Society. Hate to miss the annual meeting for a major family event, but I know our projects are in good hands! Look out for Dr Mitchell Bowers on the fellowship interview circuit next year!

Grateful to be part of a fantastic team VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab! A total of 15 podium presentations and 2 posters were delivered NASS in LA. Scott Zuckerman, MD, MPH Byron Stephens, MD, MSCI Ray Gardocki Julian Lugo-Pico Graham W. Johnson Iyan Younus, MD Randy Ahluwalia, MD Soren Jonzzon, and others!

Congratulations to the 2024 cohort of Summer Medical Students in our Summer Research Program in Orthopaedics! Thank you to our mentors Daniel Stinner, MD, PhD Eric Bowman, MD, MPH Craig R Louer Jr, MD FAAOS Nick Strasser ⚓️ Drs. LeClere, Martin and Lempert.

Dr Kristin Archer of Vanderbilt Center for Musculoskeletal Research and Vanderbilt Orthopaedics presenting on her experience leading the QOD spine registry to the ABC traveling fellows AOA1887 VUMCSpine Vanderbilt School of Medicine