Mapping the Future: Why I Joined the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics to Break the Silos of Medicine
Category: Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 1, 2025
By Dr. Stefano Sinicropi, MD Co-Chair, Spine Division, Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics Founder, The HyperCharge Human Engineering Lab The Deficit of Standard Medical Societies If you have been to one medical conference, you have been to them all. Orthopedic surgeons talk to orthopedic surgeons. Neurosurgeons talk to neurosurgeons. Engineers talk to engineers. We exist in […]
How Do Doctors And Patients Define A “Great Surgeon?”
Category: Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: November 24, 2025
It’s a question that emanates in all walks of life – How do you define greatness? In athletics, people oftentimes view the greatness debate through the lens of team championships or individual accomplishments, but what about other professions? How do you define greatness in the medical world, or more specifically, among surgeons? Interestingly, researchers recently […]
Why It’s So Important To Find A Spine Specialist That Advocates For You
Category: Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: May 27, 2025
Dealing with a painful health condition can be extremely hard, even if you have people who believe and support you in your life. Managing a pain condition without those support systems in place can be even more difficult. And while we can’t control whether your friends or family empathize with or understand your situation, you […]
Caring For Your Spine When You Can’t See A Doctor In Person
Category: Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: April 6, 2020
Our healthcare system is functioning a little differently than normal in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and many doctors are changing how they are seeing patients in an effort to help slow the spread of the virus. Even in the future when the coronavirus is old news, it may not be possible for you to […]
How To Choose The Best Back Doctor
Category: Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: March 13, 2017
Most of us are comfortable with our primary care physician, but it can be difficult to know where to turn when you are dealing with a specific condition. Your primary care doctor can help treat a sprained ankle or a back spasm, but you’d probably receive better treatment for a condition like a fractured ankle […]
Spine Specialist vs. General Practitioner
Category: Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 19, 2017
General practitioners are incredibly talented doctors with knowledge of a wide range of medical ailments and conditions, but they may not always be the best fit for your back problem. Here’s why: Depth of Knowledge General practitioners have a wide range of knowledge about an incredibly large amount of medical data, but oftentimes their depth […]
4 Qualities To Look For In A Spine Surgeon
Category: Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 1, 2016
Finding the right spine surgeon for your operation can be a difficult task. It’s generally pretty easy to talk to friends and co-workers to get their recommendation for a primary care physician, because almost everyone visits the doctor on a semi-regular basis, but not everyone has undergone a spinal fusion or a discectomy. Since information […]
Are Neurosurgeons Impacted By “The July Effect?”
Category: Spine Surgery, Surgeons | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: May 26, 2016
The July Effect is a medical theory that suggests that more medical and surgical errors occur during the month of July. This is the month in which fourth year medical students become interns and residents advance to higher levels of training, when they inevitably face greater challenges and more responsibility. The July Effect It’s a […]
