Bryce A. Basques, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of Orthopaedics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, has joined University Orthopedics Center for Spine Health, headquartered in East Providence, Rhode Island.
Bryce A. Basques, M.D. Joins University Orthopedics
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“The addition of Dr. Basques—who is extremely skilled and committed to enhanced patient outcomes—will help ensure University Orthopedics continues to provide our patients with the highest quality orthopedic care available,” said Edward Akelman, M.D., President of University Orthopedics. “He is sure to be an asset to our team and, more importantly, to our patients.”
Dr. Basques attended medical school at Yale University where he completed a combined an M.D. and Master of Health Science program focused on clinical outcomes research. He also attended Rush University where he was an associate team physician for the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago White Sox. Dr. Basques then headed to Philadelphia for a spine surgery fellowship at Rothman Institute, where he was an associate team physician for the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, and Philadelphia 76ers.
Dr. Basques focuses on such spinal disorders as disk herniations, degenerative cervical, thoracic, lumbar disease, spinal deformity, trauma, and tumors. He also specializes in correcting failed surgery and revision procedures. He has extensive experience with the latest advances in spine surgery, including robotic spine surgery, navigation, minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient spine surgery, and motion preservation (non-fusion surgery).
Dr Basques told OTW, “My first steps will be to get out and meet the community and to provide outstanding, ethical care. I believe the key to success in my new role will be to form strong relationships with my patients, partners, and local healthcare networks. I want to establish a reputation as a competent, compassionate surgeon who is dedicated to providing the highest level of service and care for my patients.”
“Along these lines, leveraging technologies such as Telehealth will allow me to increase access to quality spine care in my community. At the same time, I’ll be bootstrapping my research efforts. With the outstanding mentorship and vast resources available to me at University Orthopedics and Brown University, I am excited to continue work on our understanding of spine disease.”
Dr. Basques has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, has edited a spine textbook, and has received grant funding from multiple sources including the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He donates his time to the Research Funding Committee and Clinical Practice Guideline Committee for the North American Spine Society.
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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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