In this episode of the Back Table MSK Podcast, guest host and interventional radiologist Dr. Dana Dunleavy speaks with Dr. Majid Khan about building an academic interventional spine program and the need for nonvascular spine intervention fellowships. Dr. Khan is neuroradiologist and Director of Non-Vascular Spine Intervention at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Khan discusses his experience in spine interventions, and he believes that it has evolved into a subspecialty that now requires its own fellowship. He proposes a curriculum that involves integration of clinical care and learning from physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management, radiology specialists. Then, Dr. Khan describes how he built his current department Johns Hopkins. This process required advocating for clinic time, negotiating for split time between interventional and diagnostic work, reaching out to referring specialists, and following up with patients.

Throughout the episode, Dr. Majid also shares his perspectives on defining success in clinical and academic medicine, various ablation modalities, and the potential of neuromodulation in oncology.

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 - Introduction

02:35 - Dr. Khan’s Journey and Training

07:37 - The Need for Nonvascular Spine Intervention Fellowships

09:27 - Importance of Clinical Preparation

15:17 - Multidisciplinary Training

21:10 - The Process of Building a Spine Interventional Practice

27:42 - Defining Success in Academic Medicine

33:43 - Various Ablation Modalities

41:27 - Devices for Mechanical Augmentation

50:18 - Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Chronic Back Pain

52:25 - The Potential of Neuromodulation in Oncology

55:43 - Establishing an Evidence Base for Spine Interventions

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