Day 6: Starting with a workout and breakfast, we prepared for the full day ahead. Hannah gave a lecture on neuromonitoring emphasized its role in reducing post-op complications. Hannah spoke of the value of real-time feedback on the functionality of the nervous system mid-operation. Hannah also took a playful jab at Dr. Lieberman by reminding […]
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Day 4: Our first day of surgeries in Uganda was a lesson in adaptability. Despite an 8 am start, our team faced numerous uncertainties. We had to determine our operating room locations, staffing, and whether basic amenities like running water were available. After extensive discussions with the Ugandan team, we developed a workable plan. We
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Day 1: After months of meticulous planning and packing, the day had finally arrived for our team to head to Uganda. Part of our team, including spine surgeons Dr. Isador Lieberman, Dr. Michael Hisey, spine fellow Dr. Kalin Fisher, and general surgeon/research associate Dr. Stanley Kisinde from Texas Back Institute Research Foundation, departed from DFW
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Discover the causes and treatments of degenerative disc disease, a leading source of back pain affecting millions. Learn from Dr. Uche Davidson at Texas Back Institute about non-surgical and surgical options to manage and alleviate symptoms.
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Federal agent, forced to retire, Keith Fletcher is back working on his ranch after spine surgery with Dr. Blake Staub. Keith battled a life long struggle with Scoliosis. In his 50s Keith started to experience more pain from his spine condition which progressed into a debilitating back pain forcing him to retire. He was a
Dr. Isador Lieberman, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon at Texas Back Institute talks about scoliosis and how to determine if you have scoliosis. Definition: Scoliosis is a sideways bend and rotation of the spine. Scoliosis can progress in children or teenagers as they grow, or in adults can progress from age related degeneration of the spine. Those
A selfless spine specialist at the renowned Texas Back Institute travels halfway around the world every year with a team of dedicated volunteers to Ethiopia to perform some of the most complex spine surgeries in the most challenging of circumstances. For his relentless pursuit of life-changing surgery to patients who are critically disabled with spinal
DAYS 6-8 – Friday-Sunday August 18-20: At the end of this long week, these three mystical days seemed to blend together into one. On the spinal side of things, the mission team split up so some could stay for the surgery on I.K., a 64 years-young female patient who was postponed earlier in the week
Day 3- August 16th The morning began with a trip to the warehouse where tens of thousands of dollars of medical supplies were waiting for us. VeAhavta, a humanitarian organization based out of Toronto, organized and delivered a 40-foot container also containing 200 Kinder Kits, bags of school supplies for our spine patients and children in the
Recently Dr. Lieberman, the scoliosis and spine tumor expert at Texas Back Institute was featured on the cover of the MD News magazine. Did you see it? Not only did MD News put Dr. Lieberman on the cover of the issue, they also did a spread inside the magazine. Here’s the first page of the
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