Tag: scoliosis
Standing Tall: One Teen’s Transformative Spine Surgery
Posted on July 19, 2019
Dr. Lenke performs vertebral column resection NEW YORK — Seattle native Solomiya D. suffered spinal cord infections as a baby, which caused her to develop severe scoliosis. As she got older, the scoliosis worsened, creating a large protruding bump on ... Read More
CNN Highlights Dr. Lenke’s Ability to Treat Severe Spinal Deformity
Posted on October 26, 2018
This teen's body was 'bending by the hour.' His 18th surgery changed his life. By Roni Selig and Arman Azad, CNN: see full article > John S. was at a baseball game when his mother Joanne found the bloodied T-shirts in his ... Read More
Dr. Lenke, Total Spine Series, Hosted Surgeons for Live VCR Surgery & Webinar
Posted on October 18, 2016
As part of the Total Spine Series 2016 offerings, Dr. Lenke hosted 23 surgeons on September 12th to watch a live surgery in New York, NY. He performed a vertebral column resection (VCR) surgery on a patient with severe scoliosis. Then ... Read More
Dr. Lenke and Colleagues win prestigious Whitecloud Award
Posted on August 30, 2016
Dr. Lenke and Colleagues win prestigious Whitecloud Award at the 23rd annual IMAST meeting held on July 14-16 in Washington D.C. for the top clinical research paper presented at this meeting sponsored by the Scoliosis Research Society. Their paper entitled: ... Read More
Dr. Lenke is local host to the SRS traveling fellows
Posted on July 05, 2016
The 4 Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Traveling Fellows are visiting various scoliosis centers in 5 cities in North America. The 3 junior fellows are from Japan, China, and France and are accompanied by a senior attending spine surgeon from Hong ... Read More
