Neurosurgery

In this episode, our host Dr. Sabeen Dhand interviews Dr. Pascal Jabbour, Division Chief of Neurovascular Surgery & Endovascular Neurosurgery at Jefferson University. We discuss the current training landscape for vascular neurosurgery, the open versus endovascular debate, and Dr. Jabbour’s perspective on multispecialty collaboration in vascular neurology.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Nam Tran from Moffitt Cancer Center talks with us about RF ablation for painful spinal metastases, including patient selection and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.

Part II of the discussion with Dr. Martin Radvany and Dr. David Sacks on the role of Interventional Radiologists in stroke interventions, including addressing training requirements and rural access to care.

Dr. Martin Radvany and Dr. David Sacks discuss the role of Interventional Radiologists in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, including training requirements, the multidisciplinary team approach, and ways to improve patient access to high quality care.

Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Sandeep Bagla discuss palliative treatment of bone metastases with radiofrequency ablation, as well as recent results from the OPuS One trial.

Our second podcast recorded live from Western Angiographic (WAIS) conference in Maui 2018! Dr. Sabeen Dhand interviews Dr. Peder Horner on how he built a spinal tumor ablation practice in Denver, CO, including tips/tricks on equipment and patient selection.

Vertebral augmentation with special guests Venu Vadlamudi, MD, RPVI of Alexandria CVIR and Sreekumar Madassery MD of Rush VIR. This week our IR's talk practice building, techniques, and equipment, as well a candid discussion of vertebroplasty versus kyphoplasty.

In Episode 13 of the BackTable podcast Sabeen Dhand MD and Venu Vadlamudi, MD, RPVI discuss neurovascular devices used in their practice.

Our docs discuss integrating neurovascular interventions (part 1) into your IR practice with Venu Vadlamudi, MD, RPVI and Sabeen Dhand MD.