Kern Singh, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and co-director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, has been promoted to full Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center.
Kern Singh, M.D. Promoted to Full Professor at Rush
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As indicated in the January 19, 2017 news release, “A graduate of Jefferson Medical College, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, Dr. Singh completed his training at Emory University. Since joining Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and Rush University Medical Center in 2005, Dr. Kern Singh has become internationally recognized as a leader in the area of minimally invasive spinal surgery and frequently teaches minimally invasive techniques to neurosurgeons and spinal surgeons from around the world. He is frequently involved in designing new minimally invasive spinal instrumentation for cutting-edge spinal surgery and widely known for his excellent patient outcomes.”
“During his tenure at Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Singh has been prolific publishing over 300 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters…Dr. Singh has presented his research over 500 times nationally and internationally. In addition, has received several academic accolades including most recently Best Paper at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 2016 Annual Meeting and served as a traveling fellow for the Cervical Spine Research Society. Most recently, he has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the Spine Program Committee for the AAOS Annual Meeting from 2017-2020 and is the principal researcher in several FDA clinical trials…Dr. Singh’s clinical interests include the minimally invasive treatment of complex spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Dr. Singh also specializes in minimally invasive treatment of spinal tumors and adult spinal deformities.”
Dr. Kern told OTW, “More important than the position is the recognition for all the work it took to get here. I hope to continue my academic mission by training the next generation of minimally invasive spine surgeons. Constantly being surrounded by medical students, residents, fellows and visiting surgeons forces you to better and to constantly embrace new technology and change.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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