Dr O’Brien Presents the latest in anterior and lateral approaches to lumbar spine surgery
Guides the surgeon through the full arc of treatment, from initial decision-making to postoperative management
A valuable reference for spine, orthopedic and vascular surgeons
The Textbook is published by Springer and may be found below
2023 is off to a great start! Dr. O’Brien was named a Top Doc for the Washingtonian Magazine and Northern Virginia Magazine!
Dr. OBrien was also named editor of Current Orthopaedic Practice’s Spine and Business Subsection.
link here.
For 2021, Dr O’Brien was once again nominated as a Washingtonian Top Doc. Additionally, Northern Virginia Magazine listed Dr. O’Brien as a Top Doc!
In other news, the Resident’s Guide to Spine Surgery has reached over 20,000 chapter downloads.
Dr O’Brien will be lecturing at GWU Hospital to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for Grand Rounds on Thursday October 7th, 2021 at 6:00 pm. The topic is Minimally Invasive Correction of Scoliosis.
Dr O’Brien’s research on decreasing swallowing problems after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) was published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery
Dr O’Brien presented techniques of minimally invasive scoliosis correction at the Annual Meeting at the International Society for Advanced Spine Surgery in Miami, Florida. Co-presenting with Dr Issac Moss.
Our research group recently reviewed over 14,000 Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) patients being treated for spinal cord compression. Approximately 20% were treated using an outpatient paradigm. We did an analysis comparing the two groups and found outpatient ACDF to be a safe and effective option for those with spinal cord compression. The full article is here:
