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Study Group: Orthopedic Surgeons (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 886

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Samir Mehta, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - CC

Samir Mehta, MD, is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylavnia. Previously, he was an Instructor at Harborview Medical Center, and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Pennsylvania...

Alexander Bailey, MD
Associate Spine Surgeon
Heartland Hand & Spine Orthopedic Center, PA

Alexander Bailey, MD, is a board certified Associate Spine Surgeon at the Heartland Hand & Spine Orthopedic Center, Kansas. Dr. Bailey practices at three area hospitals including a privately owned specialty hospital. He specializes in all forms of adult spinal interventions of the cervical, thoracic,...

David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery and Director, SALSA, University of Arizona College of Medicine - CCDavid Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Director, SALSA
University of Arizona College of Medicine - CC

Dr. Armstrong is Professor of Surgery at The University of Arizona. He also holds a MSc in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales and a PhD from the University of Manchester, where he was appointed Visiting Professor of Medicine. He has produced more than 240 peer-reviewed research...

Wayel Kaakaji
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director
Spinal and Neurosurgical Institute

Wayel Kaakaji, MD, is the Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director at the Spinal and Neurosurgical Institute. He has expertise in the management of brain and spine tumors and movement disorder surgery such as deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Dr. Kaakaji has interest in surgical pain...

Hyun Bae, MD
Spinal Surgeon and Research Director
Saint John's Health Center

Hyun Bae, MD, is a Spinal Surgeon and Research Director of the Spine Institute at Saint John's Health Center, California. He has expertise in spine surgery, including disc replacement, kyphoplasty, dynesis, minimally invasive surgery, and spinal fusion. Dr. Bae is an investigator in the clinical FDA...

Russel Huang, MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Hospital for Special Surgery

Russel Huang, MD, is an Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Huang’s clinical interests are minimally invasive surgical techniques, lumbar stenosis...

Gordon Hardy
Chief of Medical Staff
NorthEast Alabama Regional Medical Center

Gordon Hardy, MD, is the Chief of the Medical Staff at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama. He is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and his practice involves a wide spectrum of orthopaedic surgery including adult reconstructive, sports medicine, hand, arthroscopic, knee,...

Renato Bosita, MD, MBA
Spine Surgeon
Texas Back Institute Ppa

Renato Bosita, MD, MBA, is a spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute. His areas of expertise include operative and non-operative treatment of spine problems, including sciatica, herniated disks, internal disk derangement, and spinal stenosis. He is well versed in multiple surgical techniques, including...

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There is a need for a total joint registry in the United States | 08-06-2008
Author: Giles Scuderi, MD, Director, Orthopedic Surgeon, Insall Scott Kelly Institute

The AAOS has established the need for a total joint registry however there are financial and legal hurdles that must be overcome. The value of total joint registries have been realized in Europe and Australia with a significant reduction in the revision rate of implants. A joint registry can provide...

Anesthetic factors that modulate postoperative pain | 07-02-2008
Analysis of: Why anaesthetics can make the pain worse | www.newscientist.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

1/ Genetic factors. Data indicate that genetic factors modulate the anesthetic requirement to control pain duirng and after surgery 2/ Gender sensitivity to anesthetics 3/ Anesthesia or lack of it  may lead to increase postoperative pain 4/ lack of proper perioperative monitoring of pain 5/ lack...

Overmedication, and underdiagnosis, are commonplace in the dementia patient | 06-30-2008
Author: Wayel Kaakaji, Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director , Spinal and Neurosurgical Institute

Aricept, Namenda, Risperdal are grossly overused in the treatment of patients with suspected dementia Many patients with dementia have not received proper diagnosis, and do not receive proper treatment Better public and medical education will hopefully reverse this glaring deficit in our medical sy...

Squeaking hips show risk of early adopting | 05-27-2008
Analysis of: That Must Be Bob. I Hear His New Hip Squeaking | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The implant market is very competitive with surgeons being aggresive as early adopters to try to get a competitive edge and market themselves as using state of the art implants. This is pushed by the implant makers and often offer cooperative advertising....

This acqusition, and others, represent a significant upgrade of Alphatec's portfolio | 02-11-2008
Author: Wayel Kaakaji, Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director , Spinal and Neurosurgical Institute

Alphatec product line will expand and increase their market share The cervical plate from Progressive is much more promising than the Trestle plate developed by Alphatec, and should increase sales and improve the cervical implant portfolio

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