Ep10 - Awake Spine Surgery with Dr. Alok Sharan
Update: 2023-01-21
Description
In this episode I talk with Dr. Alok Sharan, orthopedic spine surgeon practicing in New Jersey. Dr. Alok Sharan is a pioneer of the awake spinal fusion technique, president of the Spine and Performance Institute and co-founder of DocSocial, a social media for healthcare professionals.
We talk about:
- back pain and minimally invasive spine surgery
- the impact of general anesthesia
- awake surgery: which patients and which procedures?
- how patients & surgeons respond to this technique
- VR for digital sedation or hypnosis
- VR for surgical training
RESOURCES
- Dr. Alok Sharan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alok-sharan-6a612610/
- Awake Spine Surgery: https://awakespinalfusion.com/
- DocSocial: https://doc.social/
Listen to the Less Invasive Podcast, a podcast about Minimally Invasive Surgery and assistive technologies for the operating room and radiology environments - robotics, augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, data analytics, telemedicine, and more.
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