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The Bonehead PodcastAuthor: The Bonehead Podcast
The Bonehead Podcast, founded and hosted by medical students Joydeep Baidya & Patrick Nian, provides a new medium of discovering the latest academic contributions to orthopedic surgery. We aspire to make research accessible at every level of medical training by not only providing overviews for physicians, but also providing an educational component for our fellow medical students. Our Conversations series is an independent segment that features dialogues with physicians. With this initiative, we hope to leverage social media to expand mentorship past the one-on-one level. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Conversations with Dr. Alexander Vaccaro, President of Rothman Orthopaedics: Three Decades of Leadership & Innovation by a Trailblazer in Spine Surgery | Episode 9 with Guest Host Dr. Jonathan Dalton
Episode 9
Monday, 9 February, 2026
Welcome back listeners! The ninth episode of our Conversations series features a generational leader, Dr. Alexander Vaccaro, an orthopedic spine surgeon, President of the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, the Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. In this episode, he reflects on the values instilled in him by his mentors, managing a research powerhouse with the business aspects of a large private practice, and his perspectives on maintaining authenticity as a trainee pursuing orthopedics. Tune in to learn more about his journey into becoming one of the most influential leaders not only in spine surgery, but also in the field at large.













