Carly Beam

Well, thank you so much for joining us today, Dr. Wessel.

It's been a pleasure speaking with you, and I look forward to connecting again down the line.

This is Carly Beam with the Becker Spine and Orthopedics Podcast.

And today I'm thrilled to be joined by Dr. Frank Varonis, Chief of Neurosurgery at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute.

Dr. Varonis, thank you so much for being here today.

And so, Dr. Varonis, before we dive into questions, can you introduce yourself and share more about your background?

It's a great, impressive background you have.

It looks like just from all over the world as well.

And, you know, I'm wondering, Dr. Varonis, what are the top three trends that you're following in healthcare today?

Absolutely.

You touched on some really big things going on here.

You mentioned healthcare delivery, AI and research.

I wanted to hone in a bit.

I'd love to hear how you're using AI in your practice.

I know a lot of spine surgeons I've talked to, they've shared just the various ways it's helped them both in the clinical office setting with surgery itself.

I'd love to hear your perspective.

Definitely.

That's really interesting what you're saying about research.

What do you predict?

How much will AI grow in the research realm, are you expecting?