Here are three spine surgeons on what inspires them daily to continue practicing in the spinal field.
Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. We invite all spine surgeon and specialist responses. Next week's question: Does your practice or hospital use an EMR? If so, how has it changed your patient interactions?
Please send responses to Heather Linder at hlinder@beckershealthcare.com by Wednesday, June 19, at 5 p.m. CST.
Walter Eckman, MD, owner of Aurora Spine Center, Tupelo, Miss.: I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of identifying the source of pain. The improving treatment with minimally invasive surgery, especially MI TLIF, has been a wonderful motivation. The satisfaction from "fixing" the problems along with great gratitude from patients is extremely rewarding.
Kern Singh, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago: The ability to innovate and teach the future leaders in our discipline motivates me. Never does a day go by when I am not intellectually challenged by our residents and fellows. The ability to see things from different perspectives, experience in training, and from different specialties continually provides me with the excitement to practice spine surgery.
Amir Vokshoor, MD, Neurological Spine Surgeon, DISC Sports & Spine, Marina del Rey, Calif.: Spine surgery can be an extremely gratifying profession when patients are well informed and participate in their health and their wellness. These can be patients who have the highest risk of loss and paralysis, and sometimes the greatest gain. This makes spine surgery satisfying — when it’s able to help with the recovery of the nervous and skeletal system from injury, tumor or trauma and to see patients that have the greatest risk of loss recover from their disease.
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Please send responses to Heather Linder at hlinder@beckershealthcare.com by Wednesday, June 19, at 5 p.m. CST.
Walter Eckman, MD, owner of Aurora Spine Center, Tupelo, Miss.: I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of identifying the source of pain. The improving treatment with minimally invasive surgery, especially MI TLIF, has been a wonderful motivation. The satisfaction from "fixing" the problems along with great gratitude from patients is extremely rewarding.
Kern Singh, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago: The ability to innovate and teach the future leaders in our discipline motivates me. Never does a day go by when I am not intellectually challenged by our residents and fellows. The ability to see things from different perspectives, experience in training, and from different specialties continually provides me with the excitement to practice spine surgery.
Amir Vokshoor, MD, Neurological Spine Surgeon, DISC Sports & Spine, Marina del Rey, Calif.: Spine surgery can be an extremely gratifying profession when patients are well informed and participate in their health and their wellness. These can be patients who have the highest risk of loss and paralysis, and sometimes the greatest gain. This makes spine surgery satisfying — when it’s able to help with the recovery of the nervous and skeletal system from injury, tumor or trauma and to see patients that have the greatest risk of loss recover from their disease.
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Physician Mergers are Booming: What Do Interested Physicians Need to Consider?
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