In this episode I talk with Dr. Alok Sharan, orthopedic spine surgeon practicing in New Jersey. Dr. Alok Sharan is a pioneer of the awake spinal fusion technique, president of the Spine and Performance Institute and co-founder of DocSocial, a social media for healthcare professionals.

We talk about:

• back pain and minimally invasive spine surgery
• the impact of general anesthesia
• awake surgery: which patients and which procedures?
• how patients & surgeons respond to this technique
• VR for digital sedation or hypnosis
• VR for surgical training

RESOURCES

• Dr. Alok Sharan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alok-sharan-6a612610/
• Awake Spine Surgery: https://awakespinalfusion.com/
• DocSocial: https://doc.social/

Listen to the Less Invasive Podcast, a podcast about Minimally Invasive Surgery and assistive technologies for the operating room and radiology environments - robotics, augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, data analytics, telemedicine, and more.