“I was forced to leave my study group because my group members told me that the people at the Nova music festival deserved to die because they were partying on stolen land.” MIT.

I simply can't believe what I just heard and saw All three of these women should immediately resign Hanging their heads in shame The mighty have truly fallen Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Etc.

71 yo, cervical spinal cord impingement- this patient saw some surgeons who recommended anterior or posterior fusion, both reasonable options, but to me, this MRI screams LAMINOPLASTY,motion preserving procedure to increase diameter of the spinal canal #MedTwitter #spinesurgery

I’m a fan of cervical disc replacements (arthroplasty), great operation FOR THE RIGHT PATIENT. Not every patient is a candidate for disc replacements - decision is nuanced and multifactorial - but discuss it with your spine surgeon.

This is something that should be adopted in the US immediately … zero downside, all upside, protect the scrub techs, OR nurses, SPD, and reps, among others…

100% agree with this.

This is happening at Columbia University right now. A pro-Hamas protestor calling on the Al-Qasam brigade (the military wing of Hamas) to kill Jewish students. If you are not enraged by this, you can GO FUCK YOURSELF.

Disturbing times in NYC.

ISASS 2024, Miami, fantastic meeting. Best part was meeting with all star spine surgeons from Miami, San Diego, elsewhere, new research collaborations underway Martin H. Pham, MD @timururakovmd

Summary of my talk “How to get noticed in a saturated environment” like NYC: 1. Good indications and good outcomes 2. Collaborate 3. Find a niche #spinesurgery ISASS #isass TY ISASS for an amazing meeting

#ALIF is a mega powerful tool for reduction of #spondylolisthesis and is a surgery I am increasingly doing for appropriately indicated patients. Keys: 1. A great vascular surgeon 2. Don’t overdo it, size appropriately Mount Sinai Neurosurgery Patient permission granted

If the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism is claiming you’re on the right side of history, it means you’re a useful idiot on the wrong side of history.

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October Rain

This week has been darker than any I can remember. My heart is shattered.

I love a good minimally invasive TLIF. Do many.  But open TLIF, when need better sagittal correction, big mismatch, indirect not enough and need direct visualization of beautifully decompressed nerves bilaterally….is an absolute home run surgery .  😃 patient .

An amazing course that I strongly recommend - My talk is entitled “Segmental Alignment is Absolutely Important in MIS Surgery”, very important . When doing MIS surgery, don’t forget principles ! Decompression, fusion, stabilization, alignment

I am so blessed to be doing what I do, and to work at Mount Sinai. But there are definitely frustrations these days - this article polls a few surgeons who weigh in on the biggest ones

100% agree. Seen terrible injuries with these . And helmet - NO BRAINER MANDATORY