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Today I completed two complex deformity surgeries, did two surgery consults, picked up vegetarian Thai food on the way home for my daughter and I, and then sat down to get ready for the “Big Game” for tomorrow: a revision double curve scoliosis surgery for an adolescent who had surgery 8 months ago elsewhere, with […]

This morning we straightened up this 11 yo girl, who just turned 11 within the past week!  Her double curve has been rapidly progressing, and she is in the midst of a very big growth spurt.  Fortunately she has gained enough trunk length that we were able to fix her with a definitive instrumentation and […]

We do quite a few second opinions for scoliosis and other spine surgeries at Hey Clinic, many of whom travel from out of state to come in for a visit.  It makes sense — scoliosis surgery is a big deal, and can be helpful to learn more, and consider whether surgery is really best option, […]

I rounded at Duke Raleigh Hospital around 7 am this Sunday morning on our four inpatients up on the Orthopaedic Floor, including Hannah, who is the 23 yo featured in the short video posted yesterday. Hannah stood up and was thrilled with her new posture after I performed revision deformity surgery for her.  She had […]

This has been just a great week. It all started off bright and early Monday morning when my daughter Sarah came in early with me to shoot some video for a video project she needed to do for school:  a 2 and a half minute “mini-portrait” of me at work.  We received permission from each […]