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The Dogs of 2020

My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.

Here's the link to the full paper. It was impressive and a worthy addition to the conversation about surgical randomized controlled trials. All the usual caveats apply YMMV, track outcomes, needs better understanding of mechanism. Kudos to the authors! jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Neurosurgeon Dmitriy Petrov, MD, highlights the modern approach to spine surgery. “We have a significant armamentarium of tools available to us that allow us to do a more minimally invasive, smarter surgery than we used to do in the past.” Penn Medicine PennSurgery Penn Neurosurgery

Since we continue to expand at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in #Spine and #PeripheralNerve Surgery and #Neurotrauma, we figured it was a good time to take a new team picture!

Latest piece with Dmitriy Petrov on laughter and medicine, discussing Bill Lawrence Scrubs Georgetown Medicine

In a new article for The Lancet, Dmitriy Petrov, MD (Dmitriy Petrov) and Daniel Marchalik, MD (Daniel Marchalik) took a deeper look into the idea that 'Laughter is the best medicine' and its place in health care. ➡️ spr.ly/6015OauUL

Anthony Bourdain said: "Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a

Traumatic brain injury has a significant impact on the patient’s loved ones. Caring for them is our responsibility too. Always a distinct pleasure to collaborate with Daniel Marchalik

"Charlie's room represents one of the complexities of working in medicine: for health-care workers, the patient is seldom the only person who requires support." Dmitriy Petrov & Daniel Marchalik review @lilykingbooks short story Waiting for Charlie. hubs.li/Q0216sRB0

Exciting results for deep brain stimulation in traumatic brain injury: nature.com/articles/s4159…

Latest The Lancet with Writer on our responsibility toward service animals via Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend Georgetown Medical Humanities Initiative Georgetown Medicine thelancet.com/journals/lance…

The incredible maths of an ellipse shape, video has sound 📹Mark Rober

It's #InnovationsFriday! Today, we’re sharing a new Meet the Experts video from the AO Technical Commission featuring Dmitriy Petrov and Matti Scholz as they demonstrate the application of the TELIGEN™ System during the #AODavosCourses. Watch now 📺 aofoundation.org/approved/appro…

Check out this video featuring Dr. Dmitriy Petrov (Dmitriy Petrov) presenting a minimally invasive TLIF - VueLIF™ procedure using a TELIGEN™ System. ➡️aofoundation.org/approved/appro…;

In a special program on ⁦FOX 29⁩ featuring the lives impacted by organ donation, ⁦⁦Niels D. Martin, MD, FACS, FCCM⁩ Chief of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, spoke about organ donation waiting lists & the need for additional organ donors. fox29.com/video/1444060

Latest The Lancet with Diane Rehm: On My Mind on Abraham Verghese Cutting for Stone and the risk of cutting corners in medicine thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Team Penn Presby Neurosurgery end of year party! Penn Neurosurgery Penn Medicine Sonia Ajmera, MD Canada Montgomery Daniel Zhang Dmitriy Petrov

Very happy to share this work showing return of cortical traveling waves with recovery from coma in TBI patients. Huge team efffort Penn Neurosurgery Penn Neuro ICU Dmitriy Petrov