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Dr. Hellman Receives 2011 Patient Award for Spinal Surgery
Jan 17, 2012 by Staff
Dr. Edward Hellman, director of the Spine and Scoliosis Center at Georgia Sports has received a 2011 Patient Choice Award, and has now one the award for three of the last four years. “While there have been many advances and changes in the field of spinal surgery in recent years,” states Dr. Hellman “one thing that has not changed is that at the end of the day, having a patient who is very happy with t...
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Tift Regional Medical Center Named Top 10 in Spinal Surgery 2nd Year Running
Jan 8, 2012 by staff
Tift Regional Medical Center has been rated in the Top 10 in spinal surgery among all hospitals in the state of Georgia for the 2nd year in a row by Georgia Trend Magazine. “Obtaining superior outcomes in spinal surgery is a team effort and I am grateful for my team at Tift Regional,” states Dr. Edward Hellman, spinal surgeon at The Spine and Scoliosis Center, who also serves as the chief of staff at Tift R...
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Spinal Surgical Documentary completed at clinic
Aug 20, 2011 by staff
Representatives from the national headquarters of Biomet Spine traveled from New Jersey to Tifton to interview Dr. Edward Hellman and film a documentary. The documentary discussed the evolution of techniques used in performing spinal surgeries for discogenic back pain, particularly as it relates to the development of newer techniques in performing the anterior lumbar inter-body fusion including the solitaire implant. ...
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Clinic finishes enrollment for FDA validation trial
Aug 20, 2011 by staff
Dr Edward Hellman’s spinal surgical practice was selected as one of only 25 centers in the country to participate in an FDA validation trial for a new implant for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine known as the Solitaire Implant. Each center was to enroll 20 consecutive patients in the trial and information regarding preoperative, perioperative and postoperative outcome were collected. The enrollment...
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Dr Hellman invited to present case at regional spinal deformity conference
Aug 20, 2011 by staff
Dr Hellman was invited to present a complex spinal deformity case at a national conference hosting experts in the treatment of scoliosis throughout the country. The conference centered on new advances in the treatment of spinal deformities such as scoliosis. “It was neat to present this case at the conference and hear opinions from surgeons throughout the country. The particular patient had a very severe and c...
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