Todd Peters, M.D. has joined DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach as a physician partner.
Spine Surgeon Dr. Todd Peters Joins DISC Surgery Center
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Dr. Peters is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon. He specializes in minimally invasive techniques and regenerative biologics.
Dr. Peters has over 20 years of spine surgery experience. He began his career as a physician and surgeon at Vail Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He continued to develop his skills as a spine surgeon while working at the Orthopedic Medical Group of Riverside and then One Brain and Spine Center.
The focus of his career has been on advanced minimally invasive surgical approaches. In 2018, he founded MiSpine Center, a full-service spine practice based in Irvine, California. According to the company, Dr. Peters is “able to use smaller incisions involving a smaller environment, which reduces tissue and muscle damage.” Thus, his patients “experience shorter recovery time and better long-term outcomes, all with less pain and a quicker return to their active lives.”
OTW spoke with Dr. Peters about what he is most looking forward to in his new role: “By Joining DISC, I look forward to collaborating with spine care specialists who are all motivated to apply the latest minimally invasive techniques for the best patient care.”
Dr. Peters continued, “DISC has formed one of the area’s largest collections of forward-thinking spine surgeons (both neurosurgical and orthopedic) interested in advancing the science of spine care.”
DISC is an outpatient facility that provides minimally invasive spine surgery, diagnostic and interventional pain management services, and orthopedic surgery. The surgery center, according to the press release, has experienced a 20% annual growth over the last three years. It plans to expand throughout California and the United States.
In the press release, Karen Reiter commented on the expansion of the DISC team. Reiter is currently vice president operations and payor management for TriasMD, DISC’s parent company. Reiter said, “This is a pivotal moment in DISC’s growth story, so it is crucial that we assemble a team with just the right combination of skill, leadership and commitment to quality to help lead us forward.”
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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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