The development of new orthobiologic treatments and the smooth integration of AI are top accomplishments for these two orthopedic surgeons.
Michael Stone, MD, and Bob Yin, MD, recently connected with Becker’s to share what they are proud of from 2025.
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Question: What has been your biggest win of 2025?
Michael Stone, MD. Orthopedic Surgeon, Elbow and Shoulder Specialist at DISC Sports & Spine Center (Marina del Rey, Calif.): My biggest win of 2025 is using bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) injections to help treat my patients with partial tears and moderate arthritis. This is particularly promising because healing and recovery are accelerated with BMAC injections, and that healing is also more reliable when BMAC is added to the critical healing site during surgery. The BMAC technique has improved patient outcomes in both surgical and nonsurgical cases.
While biologic treatments like this are currently cash-only, clinical evidence continues to grow, which will be vital to the eventual coverage of these procedures by insurance companies. This is an exciting new development in the cutting-edge field I call “regenerative orthopedics.”
Bob Yin, MD. Orthopedic Surgeon at Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton, Calif.): My biggest win of 2025 was adopting AI-assisted voice recording of my office visits. It has translated to more detailed and accurate clinic notes that take less than half the time of traditional dictation. It has also allowed me to focus more closely on communicating with patients in the clinic rather than taking notes and clicking. Rarely has technology been so profoundly helpful to my clinical practice. As an orthopedic surgeon who trained in the days of printed X-rays on light boxes, I think AI-assisted dictation is the best piece of new tech since PACS.
