The NASS Podcast

Ask the Experts: Application of AI in Spine Surgery, From Diagnostics, Improvement in Standard of Care and Biomechanics Research

Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc; Elie Massaad, MD, MSc

Moderator Renee Rosati, DO of Medical University of South Carolina discusses "Discography ... Is It Still Useful?" with guest Benoy Benny, MD.

Ask the Experts: Interdisciplinary Management of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Michael J. Suer, MD; Rick J. Placide, MD, PT;  Evan K. Johnson, DPT, MS, OCS

Benoy Benny, MD of The Spine and Sports Center in Texas chats about Multiple Burns on RFA with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Justin M. Lantz, DPT of USC's Keck Medicine and a 2023 SpineLine 20 Under 40 winner discusses Setting Patient Expectations with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Senior paper author and neurosurgeon, Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD, along with the team of contributing authors, discuss their recent article "Ultra-early (≤8 hours) surgery for thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis" with NASSJ deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD.

Margetis is assistant professor of neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Health System; Mattei is a neurosurgeon at St. Louis University's School of Medicine.

Contributing Authors:

Abhiraj D. Bhimani, MD, Matthew T. Carr, MD, Zahraa Al-Sharshai, MD, Zachary Hickman, MD

This episode will discuss the pros and cons of using assistive technologies such as Robotics and Navigation in Spinal Deformity Surgery. We will also compare and contrast the use of Robotics versus Navigation.

Love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? However you feel about AI, it's here to stay. Enjoy this fascinating podcast with authors Olumide Danisa, MD, and Jacob Razzouk, BS, as they discuss their new SpineLine article, "Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care: What You Need to Know," with moderator Alex Michael, MD.

Danisa is an orthopedic surgeon at Loma Linda University Health; Razzouk is a medical student at Loma Linda University; Michael is a neurosurgeon at Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery in St. Louis, MO.

Renee Enriquez, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discusses trapezius and posterior cervical myofascial pain with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.