Prof. David Kennedy |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Beyond The Fascia- Are Steroids Effective In Low Back Pain?
This session will review the level 1 evidence on injectable steroids for spine pathologies, with a focus of understanding the role of heterogeneity and statistics in reviewing this data. At the end of the talk the audience will understand the outcomes of corticosteroid injections for radicular pain due to disc herniations, spinal stenosis and osteoarthritis. There are no conflicts of interests. Back Pain/ Pars Defects And Lysis In Adolescent Athletes This talk will review the prevalence of adolescent spondylolysis in athletes as well as the level III evidence on diagnostic studies and treatment options for this pathology. At the end of the talk the audience will know the sensitivity of various physical exam maneuverers and imaging studies. They will also understand the published outcomes from multiple treatment options. There are no conflicts of interests. Bio David J. “D.J.” Kennedy, M.D. is a Professor and Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where his practice focuses on non-operative and interventional spine medicine. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington in Seattle where he served as Chief Resident, and then a Spine and Sports Fellowship at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now Shirley Ryan Ability Lab). His research has focused on the safety and efficacy of interventional procedures. He has pioneered safe injection techniques and is an internationally recognized expert in interventional spine procedures. He has been the recipient of numerous research grants and he has published over 110 journal articles, over 80 published abstracts, and over 20 book chapters. As a spine researcher, he has had publications in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). He has won multiple research awards from The Spine Journal, the Spine Intervention Society (SIS), and the North American Spine Society (NASS). Additionally, he is a prolific lecturer and teacher. He has given over 150 lectures at national/international meetings. He has won multiple teaching awards, including Teacher of the Year from Stanford University and the University of Florida. He is currently an Executive Editor for Interventional Pain Medicine and a Deputy Editor for The Spine Journal. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at NASS as the chair of the Strategic Growth Council. He is the current President of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), and he is the immediate Past-President of the International Pain & Spine Intervention Society (IPSIS). |