Tag: Columbia Orthopedics
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 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
Dr. Michael Vitale featured in SOSORT Newsletter
Posted on June 17, 2017
Dr. Michael Vitale was recently featured in the most recent SOSORT Newsletter. SOSORT is the International Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment. It focuses on the conservative treatment of scoliosis. June is Scoliosis Awareness Month. The SOSORT newsletter for this ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Hosted PreOp Spine Class
Posted on June 15, 2017
Columbia Orthopedics hosted PreOp Spine Class to prepare kids and their families for their scoliosis or spine surgery this summer. Many kids and their families prefer to have their surgery during the summer to minimize their time out of school. ... Read More
4th Annual Non Operative Treatment of Childhood Scoliosis
Posted on May 19, 2017
Dr. Vitale was a codirector of the 4th Annual Non Operative Treatment of Childhood Scoliosis Conference. It was an opportunity to learn about state of the art, non-operative treatment of scoliosis across the ages. In recent years we have gained ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Hosted Non-Operative Best Practice Guidelines for AIS
Posted on May 18, 2017
Columbia Orthopedics just hosted the 1st meeting of many to work on Non-Operative Best Practice Guidelines for AIS (Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis) on May 17, 2017. There is so much variability out there for the recommendations around non-operative practices for adolescent idiopathic ... Read More
Dr. Vitale Participates in MAGEC Study Group at EPOSNA
Posted on May 09, 2017
Columbia Orthopedics Chief of Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Michael Vitale, MD, MPH and Hiroko Matsumoto took part in an international MAGEC Study Group at the EPOSNA annual meeting in Spain with Dr. John Smith, Past President of the Board of Directors, and ... Read More