Dr O’Brien has joined VHC Health Orthopaedics as the Director of Spine Surgery. Dr Feuchtbaum will be joining the team as well. Initially, the offices will be based at VHC, and a Maryland office will be open within a year.
Dr O'Brien publishes Textbook on Anterior Lumbar Spinal Surgery
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
Lumbar Spine Access Surgery
Dr O'Brien Named Editor of Current Orthopaedic Practice Spine and Business Sections
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.
2021 Washingtonian and Northern Virginia Magazine TOP Doc. Dr. O'Brien's Textbook reaches 20k chapter downloads
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 gives Grand Rounds at GWU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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 Published
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
The Effect of Esophageal Temperature Probes on Postoperative Dysphagia Following Primary Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Randomized Prospective Study
Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery Patient Story
Dr O'Brien presented at the International Society for Advanced Spine Surgery in Miami, Florida
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.