The Ortho Show

This episode, recorded live at OSET in Boston, features Dr. Bruce Gomberg, a private practice orthopedic surgeon out of Maine. Here, he and Dr. Scott Sigman discuss his start as an engineer, his journey to medical school, his role as the Director of the Maine Orthopedic Review, and more.

In this episode recorded live at the Orthopaedic Summit 2023 in Boston, Dr. Sigman chats with Co-hosts of the “I'm a Podstar not a Doctor” Podcast, “Cuff Daddy” Dr. Daniel Acevedo, Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon & Dr. Shariff Bishai, Specialist in Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery. In this episode, they discuss their adventures podcasting in medicine.

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In this episode, Dr. Sigman sits down with the OG of shoulder, Dr. Rick Matsen.  Here, they discuss his incredible career, including his live-in fellowship with Dr. Charles Neer, his time as president of ASCS as a founding member, and the practice he still runs today at 79 years old.

Dr. Matsen also runs a blog, which can be found at http://shoulderarthritis.blogspot.com/

This episode, recorded live at Shoulder360 in April 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida, features Dr. Xavier Duralde, a private practice orthopedic surgeon and shoulder specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Here, he and Dr. Sigman discuss his upbringing as the son of immigrants, his academic training at Harvard and Columbia, his time serving in the Air Force during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Gulf War, and more.

This episode is brought to you by KOHA Health.

In this episode, Dr. Sigman sits down with Dana Jacoby, CEO of Vector Medical Group, and Gary Herschman, a Healthcare Transactions, M&A, and Regulatory Attorney at Epstein Becker & Green. Here, they discuss healthcare private equity transactions in orthopedics, how the current state of the economy is affecting deals, the "hot topic" of extractions, and more.

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This episode features Dr. Michael Freehill, a former professional baseball player and current orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. Here, he and Dr. Scott Sigman discuss his journey from Division 1 pitcher, to the MLB, to sports medicine, his current biomechanics work, his continuing involvement with the MLB, and more.

This week, Dr. Scott Sigman chats with Dr. Alan Zhang, a professor at University of California San Francisco and a sports medicine doctor that operates on all the large volume joints. In this episode, they discuss his journey to becoming one of those rare docs that operates on all major joints, his research, his social media presence, and more.

This week we're rerunning a classic Ortho Show episode from February 2, 2022 to commemorate orthopedic great Dr. Javad Parvizi's retirement.

Dr. Javad Parvizi is an American Board Certified, fellowship trained, Orthopaedic Surgeon and the Director of Clinical Research at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.  Dr. Parvizi started at Rothman in 2003.  He holds the James Edwards Professor Chair of Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University.  He specializes in the management of young patients with hip disorders such as dysplasia, femoroacetabular impingement and other complex hip and knee conditions.  He is a renowned world expert in the field of periprosthetic joint infection, joint preservation, and joint reconstruction. 

Topics include:

-He joined Rothman Orthopaedics in 2003 as the 13th physician and today, Rothman has over 250+ physicians. Dr. Parvizi tells us about the vision of Dr. Richard Rothman in creating Rothman Orthopedics and "private-medics," where private practice comes together with academics.

-We discuss the creation of Parvizi Surgical Innovation (PSI), established in 2016, with a founding circle of 32 individuals. They follow an incubator model to evaluate innovative ideas with a product council, financing and resources.

-Only two of our guests have their own Wikipedia pages and Dr. Parvizi is one of them. Check out Dr. Parvizi's page with his vast accolades and accomplishments here.

-We hear about where does he think we are going in the war on bacteria and infections?

-We also hear Dr. Parvizi's great wisdom on innovation. He says it simplifies life, makes it more affordable and changes status quo positively.

Find out more about Dr. Parvizi here.

This week, Dr. Sigman visits with Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin, an orthopedic surgeon and the Chief of Women's Sports Medicine at Brigham Young University. Here, they discuss her commitment to developing a program that touches all aspects of care for the female athlete, the need for more women in orthopedics and sports medicine, and more.

This episode, recorded live at Shoulder360 in Miami Beach, FL, features Dr. Daniel Acevedo, an orthopedic surgeon and shoulder and elbow specialist and Kaiser Permanente. Here, he and Dr. Scott Sigman discuss his academic and training history, his social media presence as the Cuff Daddy, and his move into private equity.