In this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Matthew Conti, a foot and ankle surgeon at HSS, talks about Autonomic downregulation with Steve Forti, HSS's Chief Wellness and Resiliency Officer. Join them as they discuss stress management tools such as sleep hygiene, breathwork, postural realignment, and more.

In this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Heidi Prather, a physiatrist specializing in Lifestyle Medicine (LM) with HSS and Dr. Fred D. Cushner, an HSS knee surgeon, discuss the benefits of introducing LM practices to higher-risk, obese patients prior to surgery and LM’s positive impact on both patient experience and surgical outcomes.

In this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi, the Co-Chief of HSS Spine and an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at HSS, talks with Dr. Austin Kaidi, a 3rd year Orthopaedic Surgery Resident at HSS, about their Case Report in the August 2023 issue of “Grand Rounds from HSS: Management of Complex Cases.” They discuss the use of robotic-assisted lumbar decompression to treat a 41-year-old patient with spondylolisthesis and the future implications of this technology in spine surgery. 

In this episode "Prescribing The Medicine of Exercise", three HSS experts discuss the value of establishing exercise as a regularly used remedy and what that means for patients and physicians. Our host Jordan D. Metzl, MD, "The Athlete's Doctor", whose focus is to safely return athletes to the playing field of their choice, is joined by fellow Sports Medicine physician David A. Wang, MD, who specializes in the treatment of acute and overuse injuries, and Polly de Mille, RN, an Exercise Physiologist whose focus is rehabilitative care for patients and getting them back to what they love to do.

On this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Anil S. Ranawat, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports injuries of the hip, knee and shoulder at HSS, speaks with Dr. Andreas H. Gomoll, a fellow Sports Institute orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint preservation of the knee and shoulder. The discussion covers a variety of topics ranging from traditional arthroplasty and injections to more advanced concepts of osteotomy, with the primary focus on alternatives to arthroplasty.

In this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Struan Coleman, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip preservation and sports medicine at HSS and at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia, speaks with Dr. William Meyers, an authority on the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of core muscle injuries who founded the Vincera Institute in 2013. Join them as they discuss combined hip and core muscle injuries in athletes and non-athletes alike.

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In this episode of HSS Presents, 3 physicians from HSS discuss how the understanding of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, or JIA, has evolved. Two orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Jason Blevins and Dr. Mark Figgie, talk with Dr. Karen Onel, a pediatric rheumatologist, about best practices in working together to diagnose and treat young patients—especially since medications have prevented many children from experiencing the joint destruction seen in decades past.

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In this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Francis Lovecchio, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in complex spine surgery and spinal deformity correction at HSS, talks about scoliosis correction with former HSS resident and now key leader in spine surgery, Dr. Serena Hu. Dr. Hu is professor of orthopaedic and neurosurgery at Stanford University and chief of the Orthopaedic Spine Service at Stanford Medicine. Among her many achievements and honors, in September 2022 she was named the first female president of the Scoliosis Research Society.

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In part 2 of this episode from HSS Presents, 4 surgeons from the HSS Limb Lengthening & Complex Reconstruction Service conclude the discussion on the history and future directions of this field. Guest host Dr. Jason Shih Hoellwarth talks with Dr. S. Robert Rozbruch, Dr. Austin T. Fragomen, and Dr. Taylor J. Reif about best practices in limb lengthening, osseointegration surgery, orthopedic oncology, and limb salvage and amputation.

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In this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Andrew Pearle, the Chief of Sports Medicine at HSS, talks with Vincent Minjares, Project Manager of the Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute. HSS and Aspen have partnered to launch the first national coalition to reduce anterior cruciate ligament injuries among high school sports participants. They discuss the coalition’s vision of fostering a sports ecosystemin which high school participants learn to move better with fewer threats of serious knee injury.

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