Rachel Bratescu

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Becker’s Healthcare -- Spine and Orthopedic Podcast · Rachel Bratescu, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon and member of the GW Spine and Pain Center at George Washington University Hospital · 10 Jan 2026 podcast

And you can demonstrate that that's your logical mode of thinking.

I think that's one of the most important things, as well as it being a medical legal document.

So I think having really tight and strong indications, as well as documenting

in the medical record appropriately and providing very objective evidence for what has been done and why you are recommending this are probably the most important things going in because then you have a leg to stand on.

Yeah, I think along the lines of incorporating less invasive options for patients, which we touched on already, another thing that is very exciting as far as spine surgery goes is the incorporation of advanced technology.

So these are things like not only robotics and navigation, which I use very frequently, but additional things in the pipeline like augmented reality.

The goal is to be able to do a less invasive spine surgery through a microscope where you can see an overlay of the pathology without actually looking at it.

There are companies here that are working on these technologies.

These are things that other companies I'm talking to, things we're exploring, and we're always looking for ways.

The bottom line is not just that these things are cool and exciting, but we are looking for ways to make surgery safer and incorporate them into our workflow and our practice so that we can take care of patients better and for them to have better outcomes.

That's the goal.

I think in terms of what I know is available and what I know is out there, there are navigation systems that are vendor agnostic, meaning you can use any implants that you would like from any company.

In addition to having...

The accuracy that is incredible, right?

So what that means is sub-millimeter accuracy when you're placing a screw in the pedicle of the spine, when you're doing a spinal fusion, for example, that's very close to the nerves or the spinal canal.

I mean, these are things that are real and that are out there and that are gaining in popularity.

So I wouldn't be surprised, especially at the rate that this type of technology is developing and being utilized, that it doesn't come to a head and become even more popular in the next year.

Yeah, likewise.

Thank you so much for having me.

It's been great.

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