Ep. 15 From Ideas to Action: How Spine Surgery is Evolving for Better Patient Outcomes, Lali Sekhon, MD

Welcome to Season 2 of the Spine Pod! In this episode of The Spine Pod, hosts Courtney Schutze and Brady Riesgraf sit down with Dr. Lali Sekhon, a neurosurgeon dedicated to improving patient outcomes through patient-centric treatment options. Operating out of Reno, NV at the Reno Orthopedic Center, Dr. Sekhon is driving the future of spine care forward by utilizing the most cutting-edge technologies and surgical approaches. Aside from his commitment to surgical solutions, Dr. Sekhon founded the non-profit ThinkFirst of Northern Nevada, aimed at educating communities and organizations on promoting preventative safety and the impact of traumatic brain injury. Dr. Sekhon also proves his commitment to improving patient outcomes through research and clinical trials, including numerous publications surrounding early-stage motion-preserving technologies, which have helped the spine industry better understand cervical implant orientation, placement, and the importance of patient specificity.

In this episode, Dr. Sekhon delves into the complex world of spine care and opens up about the challenges surgeons face when balancing long-term patient outcomes with the demands of modern healthcare systems. Dr. Sekhon also explores one of the largest problems facing postoperative spine patients - adjacent segment disease - and how SpinePoint, his stiffness-reduced implant company, is working on solving that problem. He goes on to discuss the evolution of spine surgery techniques, exploring how tools like navigation and robotics are redefining precision and patient safety in the operating room. With a career that spans from groundbreaking motion preservation work to innovations in implant design and multi-speciality care models, Dr. Sekhon provides deep expertise and novel insights on the most pressing issues currently facing spine care.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why surgery centers are gaining popularity for specific patients and fueling the push for more outpatient surgery options.
• The different biomechanics and genetic components driving adjacent segment disease and how we can begin to go about protecting adjacent levels after spine surgery.
• Why stiffness in the spine matters and what Dr. Sekhon is doing to solve that problem with innovative implant options.
• How integrated, multi-disciplinary care teams can provide a more comprehensive approach to treating back and/or leg pain for spine patients.
• The importance of enabling technologies and how they are coalescing to provide new alternatives to patients.

As a surgeon known by many titles - innovator, hockey fan, father, husband, and leader across the spine industry, Dr. Sekhon is paving the way for the next generation of spine surgeons, focused on providing the novel technologies and treatment options for all patients he treats. As a prominent advocate and educator across the community, Dr. Sekhon provides a breadth of knowledge for surgeons, patients, and industry personnel in this enlightening episode of The Spine Pod.

Learn more about Dr. Lali and ROC:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalisekhon/
• Dr. Lali's Website: https://lalisekhonmd.com/
• ROC: https://www.renoortho.com/
• ThinkFirst of Northern Nevada: https://www.thinkfirstnevada.org/

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