Yesterday we had a great, but very busy clinic at the end of a really great week. Martha and her husband came back to see us one year and one day after her major reconstructive surgery I performed to correct her old adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), which was combined with severe adult degenerative scoliosis, spondylolisthesis […]
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Encouraging thank you note from 13 yo Claire from Voula Greece who had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery (AIS) with us recently.
“Dear Hey Clinic, When I found out I had scoliosis I felt like a weirdo, like I was strange. I hated the ugly hump on my back, I hated how I was different. I developed a very bad attitude and was very hard to be around. We decided that the surgery would be the best […]
14 Yo young lady w 47 degree adolescent idiopathic scoliosis fixes this am
Team: PA Brittany, circulator nurse Kelly, motorcycle dan scrub, nurse fran scrub. Evoked potentials: Sarah. CRNA eydie, anesthesiologist Jon. Room aura: excellent. Surgical time: 2 hrs 45 min. Correction: excellentPReop curve: 47 degrees. Ebl: 250 cc. Cell saver returned: 100Blood transfused: none. Postop location: private room w family at duke raleigh hospital. A good morning. […]
Jessica from Discovery Channel Dr. Hey TV Show Comes back to Hey Clinic 10 year reunion!
Ten years ago last month, Jessica had scoliosis surgery with me at Duke University Medical Center. Her story was featured on Discovery Channel’s show called “The Hospital”, which was a wonderful series of patient and physician stores from Duke Medical Center, similar to recent Boston Med show on ABC. Jessica was a pharmacist her 20’s […]
Encouraging letter we received today from mom of two adolescent idopathic scoliosis patients who had surgery with us recently with severe curves
By Pamela B. – 8/27/2010 I have been wanting to write this letter for a long time but words, at times, does not seem to express how grateful and thankful that God has used Dr. Hey for His purpose and mission to bless people, like my children, for the gift he has given us. Let […]