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…
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…
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…
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…
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…