Dr. Atif Malik speaks on endoscopic spine surgery in Pakistan: 5 takeaways

Atif Malik, MD, of American Spine, presented at the Pre-Medicon Conference at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College in Sialkot, Pakistan in February.

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Here are five takeaways:

 

1. Neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and medical students attended his presentation, titled “Lumbar Endoscopic Discectomy.”

 

2. Dr. Malik also volunteered at medical clinics in Lahore and Rawalpindi, treating patients with disc herniations and spinal stenosis, among other conditions.

 

3. He has trained surgeons around the world in endoscopic spine surgery.

 

4. Dr. Malik has written several articles, abstracts and book chapters on pain management and spine medicine.

 

5. “Countries like Pakistan will truly benefit from endoscopic spine surgery, as patients heal more quickly without the aftereffect of traditional open spine surgery causing scar tissue and destabilization of the spine,” said Dr. Malik.

 

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