Jay Barry, MD and John Emans, MD
Boston Children's Hospital's Dr. Jay Barry, complex care pediatrician, and Dr. John Emans, orthopedic surgeon, discuss decision-making, planning and family support for spinal fusion surgery.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery for Children: A 6-Step Guide for Decision-Making
Spinal Fusion Surgery: These kids are typically very medically complex
Decision-Making re Spinal Fusion Surgery: Who is in charge?
Spinal Fusion Surgery: There is a window of opportunity
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Sometimes there is an obvious indicator; sometimes there isn’t.
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Involving the articulate patient is a must.
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Understanding everyone's expectations
Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: How a palliative care team can help.
Treatments for children with scoliosis: A pediatric orthopedic surgeon describes
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Parents wonder about position during surgery.
Spinal fusion surgery involves many different conversations over time ...
Spinal Fusion Surgery: One medical provider should be the point person
Spinal Fusion Surgery: How surgery may affect the child’s overall health
Spinal Fusion Surgery: The role of the surgeon in pre-op assessment
Spinal Fusion Surgery: The peri-op workup and health assessment
Spinal Fusion Decision Making Conversation - Surgeon, Mom and General Pediatrician (long version)
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Transparency in Pre-Op communication with parents
Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: Possible Post-Op complications
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Decision-making in face of uncertainty.
Introducing the Spinal Fusion Surgery Decision-Making Guide
Spinal fusion surgery: We spent time weighing both options.
Spinal Fusion Surgery and decision-making: The role of social media.
Spinal Fusion Surgery and Decision-Making: Parents need to be kind to themselves.
Spinal Fusion Surgery: NO is always an option, and then what does the future look like?
Spinal Fusion, Post-Op: Post-Op: Encourage parents to be vigilant advocates in the hospital
Spinal Fusion Surgery: involving the child, telling the child.
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Post-Op, when the family needs extra support
Spinal Surgery: These children have rich lives outside the hospital.
Spinal Fusion Surgery: Discharge; Recovery is long and involved.
Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: A mom reflects several years post surgery