Jimmy Zhu, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Edward-Elmhurst Medical Group in Naperville, Ill.
Dr. Zhu first joined the Endeavor Health network in October 2022 after completing his spine surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
He is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the North American Spine Society.
Dr. Zhu specializes in back pain, radiculopathy, spinal cord injury, spinal fractures, endoscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgery and motion preserving surgery. He is also an expert in nonoperative care.
Dr. Zhu recently connected with Becker’s to discuss spine surgeries’ new gold standard, in a time of exciting technological innovations in the musculoskeletal space.
“The goals of spine surgery have not changed, namely decompression, stabilization and deformity correction. As spine surgeons, however, we have a plethora of tools in our toolbox to accomplish those goals with more accuracy, efficiency, reliability and reproducibility. We hope that continues to translate to clinical significance in the immediate and long-term postoperative periods,” Dr. Zhu told Becker’s. “Therefore, the new gold standard of surgery will likely involve larger use of technology, depending on the healthcare system and surgeon comfort. These technologies likely will focus on motion preservation, minimizing surgical footprints and optimization of spinal parameters. Artificial intelligence also will become an increasingly bigger part of spine surgery and healthcare, in general, to facilitate patient care optimization.”
Dr. Zhu is speaking at Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, set for June 19-21 at the Swissotel Chicago.
