Tag: care for scoliosis
Dr. Michael Vitale Chairs the 3rd Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit
Posted on April 20, 2018
On April 20, Columbia hosted the 3rd Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit in New York City to a sold-out audience with keynote speaker General Stanley McChrystal and co-chaired by Columbia Orthopedics Chief Quality Officer and Chief of Pediatric Spine ... Read More
Current Techniques in Pediatric Deformity Correction
Posted on March 16, 2018
Dr. Vitale hosted Current Techniques in Pediatric Deformity Correction at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian on 3/16/18. The program was for surgeons who focus on the treatment of medical conditions affecting the Pediatric Spine. The program included a live ... Read More
Spine Team Develops Best Practice Guidelines for Spinal Deformity
Posted on February 14, 2018
Columbia Orthopedics spine team leaders Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Hiroko Matsumoto, PhD; Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD; and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD have developed best practice guidelines on wrong level surgery in spinal deformity. The guidelines were published in Spine Deformity based on the consensus ... Read More
Pediatric Orthopedic Team Argues for Use of Sanders Classification for AIS
Posted on January 22, 2018
Columbia Orthopedics providers Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH and Benjamin D. Roye, MD, MPH and Director of Clinical Research Hiroko Matsumoto were published in Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics for their research "High Risk of Mismatch Between Sanders and Risser Staging in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Are We ... Read More
Dr. Michael Vitale speaks at the Global Spine Outreach Symposium
Posted on October 30, 2017
Dr. Michael Vitale spoke at the Global Spine Outreach Symposium in Mexico City. He spoke on - Surgical Strategies and Techniques for Treating Early Onset Scoliosis: An Update - Landing Safely Every Time: Lessons Learned from Aviation - Early Onset Techniques Please see attached agenda here for ... Read More
Dr. Michael Vitale – Visiting Professor at Stanford
Posted on October 12, 2017
Columbia Orthopedics Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopedics and Chief, Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Service Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH was a Bleck Visiting Professor at Stanford on October 11. He discussed “Making Spine Surgery Better with Lessons Learned from Aviation,” where he ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Adult & Pediatric Spine Team at the 2017 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Posted on September 08, 2017
This week, faculty, residents, fellows, and researchers from Columbia Orthopedics will be presenting their research at the 2017 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting. To read abstracts and view the complete schedule, view the program here. Below are the topics that ... Read More
Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale
Posted on August 11, 2017
If you didn't get a chance to watch the Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale, please check out the below video. It was a Q & A session with founder of Curvy Girls, Leah Stoltz along with Dr. Michael Vitale. ... Read More
Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale
Posted on August 07, 2017
Mark your calendars for the Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale. It will be a LIVE Q&A session on Thursday, August 10th at 7 PM EST. Curvy Girls is an International Scoliosis Peer Support. They have support groups that meet ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Conservative Care for Spine & Scoliosis
Posted on June 27, 2017
We are excited to launch our new video about our work at Columbia Orthopedics in Conservative Care for Spine & Scoliosis. We have a team approach that includes the surgeon, schroth physical therapists, Rigo Cheneau orthotists, PAs/NPs to provide the best ... Read More