August 26, 2026

Research & Innovation: Advancing Pediatric Neurosurgery With Robotics, 3D Modeling and Advanced Visualization

This Neurosurgery Awareness Month: Inside One of the Nation’s Top Pediatric Neurosurgery Programs August is Neurosurgery Awareness Month, a time to recognize the surgeons, care teams and technology behind some of the most delicate procedures in medicine. At Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, that recognition comes with a reminder: kids aren’t just small adults, and…

Neurosurgery, Research and Innovation
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June 18, 2026

Inside the OR: Spotlight on an Essential Team Member

Behind Every Surgery: The Role of a Surgical Technologist Behind every successful surgery is a team working together with precision. A recent episode of the BackTable ENT & Allergy podcast highlights one of the most vital, and often unseen, roles in the operating room. BackTable ENT & Allergy features weekly, physician-led conversations on real clinical…

Otolaryngology
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April 28, 2023

A Focus on Youth Shapes Next-Generation Spinal Surgery

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego has recruited a prominent surgeon-researcher within its Orthopedics & Scoliosis program to advance knowledge of the genetic and biomechanical factors behind scoliosis; advances in patient care can lead to better outcomes and quality of life. When Michael Kelly, MD, director of scoliosis and spinal deformities at Rady Children’s Hospital, is asked…

Orthopedics & Scoliosis
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October 5, 2022

How Rady’s is Shaping Next-Gen Spinal Surgery

Advancing the Next Generation of Scoliosis Care Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego recently recruited Michael Kelly, MD, to its nationally ranked Orthopedics and Scoliosis Center — a move that strengthens one of the country’s leading programs for treating spinal deformities in children. A feature in Nature spotlights Dr. Kelly, director of scoliosis and spinal deformities at…

Orthopedics & Scoliosis
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February 1, 2019

Getting to Know: Justin Ryan, Ph.D. – Director of the 3D Innovations Lab

Justin Ryan, Ph.D., is an artist — a very specialized, highly technical, life-improving artist. After all, as director of the new 3D Innovations (3DI) Lab at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, he and his team craft 3D models of hearts, brains, bones and more to streamline surgical plans and improve outcomes for even the Hospital’s most…

Rady Children's Staff
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