John Lubicky, MD, performed the first robotic-assisted pediatric spinal surgery in the state at Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine Children's using the Mazor X.
Here are three things to know:
1. Dr. Lubicky performed the procedure to treat a patient's neurofibromatosis and severe scoliosis.
2. He loaded a preoperative CT scan into the Mazor X robotic system to safely navigate the patient's anatomy to insert pedicle screws. "In this case, it would have been [otherwise] impossible to safely place the pedicle screws that anchors the rods to stabilize the patient's spine," said Dr. Lubicky.
3. Dr. Lubicky is the chief of pediatric orthopedics at WVU Medicine Children's and a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon. He received his medical degree from Philadelphia-based Sidney Kimmel Medical College, then known as Jefferson Medical College, and underwent spine surgery fellowship training at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center.