Dr. Med. Zbiggy J. Brodzinsky, M.D., Ph.D.

www.zbigniewbrodzinski.com

Consultant Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (US & EU)

Languages Spoken: English, Polish, Russian, Danish, French.
Education: Silesian University School of Medicine, Poland/EU.The George Washington and Georgetown Universities, Washington, D.C., USA.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences-Ph.D.

 Specialty:

Orthopedic Surgery-Spine.
DHCA & DHA Licenses: Consultant level.
Types of Physician: fulltime.

12 years spine surgery practice in Dubai.

 

CREDENTIALS

  • Royal Danish National Board of Health/EU;
  • USA Fellowship & D. Program;
  • EU Fellowship in France, Denmark & The Netherlands;
  • German Spinal Fellowship with Professor Juergen Harms at University of Heidelberg;
  • European Spine Diploma;
  • Korean Diploma for MISS (KOMISS);
  • Arab Spine Course Diploma;
  • Polish National Board of Health-EU

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • North American Spine Society & SMISS/USA;
  • EFFORT, SICOT, KOSS, GICD, IGASS, DOS & AOSpine/ME;
  • Emirates Medical Association & ENS, Dubai Orthopaedic Club/UAE;
  • PanArab Spine & Arab Spine/GCC;
  • KOMISS-South Korea;
  • AOSpine faculty for Master Courses;
  • Editorial Board Member of Emirates Medical Journal/EMA;
  • Scientific Committee Chairperson of Emirates Osteoporosis Society/EMA;
  • Founder of Emirates Spine Group;
  • Double awarded in 2019: DHCA Healthcare Innovation Award & World Medical Council/Excellence Award (UAE Chapter), both for minimally invasive spine surgery;
  • Faculty for many congresses, courses in GCC, USA & EU.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Adult Spine Elective & Trauma (FDA/USA & CE/EU approved procedures);
  • Minimally/MISS & Less Invasive/LISS Spinal Surgery (“key hole surgery”);
  • Conventional Spinal Surgery;
  • Interventional Pain Management & Neuromodulation;
  • Biological Treatment (stem cell therapy/MSC, PRP, cytokines)-AABRM MENA Chapter

CLINICAL EXPERTISE & SERVICES OFFERED

(DEGENERATIVE, DEFORMITY, ONCOLOGY & TRAUMA)

  • Minimally invasive spine surgery/MISS “key hole surgery” for herniated discs, degenerative disc

disease (PDCT-plasma light; PLDD-laser; DiscoGel; Ozone therapy; intradiskal          mechanical decompression and disk augmentation); endoscopic assisted microdiskectomy: transforaminal & interlaminar;

  • Pain management procedures: L-ESI: epidural/caudal block, SNRB-selective nerve root block also DRG PRF-standard and pulsed radiofrequency, SI joint block, facet block; neuromodulation; flexible lumbar endoscopy AccuroScopy;
  • Reconstructive disc surgery: dynamic stabilization, semi-rigid fixation and disc replacement; through the newest “state of art” MISS procedures available mainly in the USA and EU. MISS fusion: AxiaLIF/ALIF, MISS/mini TLIF, TLIF/PLIF; DLIF/OLIF;
  • Surgery for spinal stenosis: decompression (direct and indirect), interspinous implants, (LISS less invasive approach) also percutaneous/endoscopic assisted MISS;
  • Fusion surgery (posterior, anterior/oblique, inferior-paracoccygeal approach, far lateral and 360 degrees) for degenerative cervical, thoracic and lumbar disc disease and spondylolisthesis/spondylolysis also MISS;
  • Spondylolysis repair;
  • Treatment of failed back surgery syndrome/FBSS;
  • Deformity treatment: adult scoliosis correction, kyphosis (post-Scheuermann) correction with neuromonitoring/IONM during surgery & neuronavigation;
  • Treatment of osteoporotic VCF fractures (balloon kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, SpineJack, OsseoFix);
  • Myelopathy and cervical spinal stenosis surgery;
  • Spinal infection treatment;
  • Treatment of post traumatic deformity;
  • Staged treatment of vertebral fractures;
  • Spinal tumors;
  • Biological treatment: stem cell therapy/MSC, cytokines-Goldic/Germany; PRP/PPP, Lipogems (pre-MSC).
  • Scientific publications and books’ chapters on request.