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December 7, 2020 | Phillip Slaughter

From Forced Retirement To Working On The Ranch

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…

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September 21, 2020 | Phillip Slaughter

How To Check For Scoliosis At Home

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…

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February 5, 2020 | Texas Back Institute

Why This Texas Doctor Received “Physician of the Year” Honors for Life-Changing Work Halfway Around the World

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…

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September 13, 2019 | Texas Back Institute

Uganda Mission Days 6-8

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…

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September 13, 2019 | Texas Back Institute

Uganda Mission Day 3

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…

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September 13, 2019 | Texas Back Institute

Featuring “Super” Dr. Izzy and his “super hero” team

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…

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September 13, 2019 | Texas Back Institute

Dr. Lieberman and the NYC Marathon

You may know by now that we really like to share some of the cool things our doctors, here at Texas Back Institute, do when they aren’t in clinic or in surgery.  Well today is no different.  We want to share a story about Dr. Lieberman (or as he likes…

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August 23, 2019 | Phillip Slaughter

Uganda Spine Surgery Mission 2019 – Day 14

4, 3, 2, 1 August 22, 2019 Day 14   Wake-up, work-out, eat-up. That’s how our morning went again today! The only deviation was the delayed arrival of the coffee, much to everyone’s dismay. We practiced our adaptability today, like all the other days. When we arrived at the hospital…

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August 23, 2019 | Phillip Slaughter

Uganda Spine Surgery Mission 2019 – Day 13

Go Fish August 21, 2019 Day 13   This morning was running for some, sleeping for others, and breakfast for all. No over-sleepers like yesterday (*cough* Dr. Gorlick *cough*)! We loaded the bus shortly after 7:00am and headed to the hospital. Dr. Lieberman went immediately over to the medical school…

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August 23, 2019 | Phillip Slaughter

Uganda Spine Surgery Mission 2019 – Day 12

The Man with the Anesthesia has Gone August 20, 2019 Day 12   Last week, Dr. Kayanja told us about a book written by a Ugandan physician entitled, “The Man with the Key has Gone.” In it, he describes some of the barriers to healthcare delivery in the country. One…

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