Vivek Babaria, DO, RMSK has joined DISC Sports & Spine Center as its first osteopathic physician.
Dr. Babaria Joins DISC Sports & Spine Center
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Dr. Babaria is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). Additionally, he is fellowship trained in interventional spine care, sports medicine, and regenerative medicine. His focus is on, per the press release, helping patients “restore function, improve quality of life and maximize performance.”
Dr. Babaria is well known in the sports industry. He has spent considerable time treating professional athletes in the NFL, MLB, and PGA. He has also authored numerous publications and has received national recognition in his field. Dr. Babaria serves on the Patient Safety Committees for the Spine Intervention Society (SIS) and the North American Spine Society (NASS). He also serves on the Policy and Advocacy Committee within the Pacific Spine and Pain Society (PSPS).
Dr. Babaria is a graduate of the A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine. During his residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, he served as chief resident. He also completed a fellowship in interventional spine and sports medicine at OSS Health.
DISC provides spine care, orthopedics, pain management, and sports medicine. It serves patients from two California locations: an outpatient surgery center in Newport Beach and a clinic in Marina del Rey. Dr. Babaria will treat patients from the Newport Beach location.
OTW spoke with Dr. Babaria about joining DISC. Dr. Babaria told OTW, “DISC represents a certain commitment to excellence that all patients deserve. I am honored to merge my practice with DISC so that I can provide a full spectrum of non-surgical sports, spine and musculoskeletal care.”
Dr. Babaria continued, “The thing I look forward to most is the ability to fulfill a huge need in the community. Patients tend to get lost in the follow-up, therapy and delayed surgery paradigm, and that’s where a PM&R, spine and sports fellowship-trained physician can provide guidance, direction and treatment options. I look forward to giving patients hope, while providing a world-class experience here at DISC.”
DISC is a subsidiary of Trias Global, a Chicago Pacific Founders portfolio company. In the press release, Trias Global CEO James H. Becker commented, “With his extensive experience and dedication to innovating conservative care, Dr. Babaria is an excellent addition to the DISC team, especially since surgery is often not the first step in a patient’s journey.”
Becker continued, “His joining marks an evolution in DISC’s growth as we round out our full-body care with nonsurgical options.”
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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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