J. Patrick Johnson, MD, recently appeared on ABC News 7, Los Angeles, speaking about a new ALS treatment developed at Cedars-Sinai and published in the journal Nature Medicine. The groundbreaking treatment could potentially protect diseased motor neurons in the spinal cord of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “We’re excited that we proved the safety […]

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J. Patrick Johnson, MD, hosted Dr. Luiz Pimenta, a longtime friend and colleague, during his recent visit to Los Angeles. Dr. Pimenta is an innovator in developing lateral access spine surgery called XLIF (Nuvasive INC) and DLIF (Medtronic Inc) procedures, among others. Dr. Pimenta’s visit focused on a relatively new concept of single position (simultaneous […]

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J. Patrick Johnson, M.D., will be Course Co-Chair at the 7th Annual SSF Robotics Course being held on Saturday, December 10, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., at the Seattle Science Foundation in Seattle, WA. From the Seattle Science Foundation: The 7th Annual SSF Robotics Course aka “Everything Cool in Spine”, focuses on provocative […]

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J. Patrick Johnson, M.D., will be a featured participant at the upcoming Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, held on October 8th through the 12th in San Francisco. On Monday, October 10th, Dr. Johnson will be among the faculty speaking at the CNS Dinner Symposia 2: “Enabling Technologies in Spine Surgery: Fad or Future?” The […]

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Cedars-Sinai Investigators Confirm Safety of Therapy Targeting Motor Neurons That Die in Patients With ALS For the first time, an investigational therapy using stem cells and a protective protein has been shown to be safe in humans. The therapy targets motor neurons that die in patients with ALS. The treatment, which investigators developed at Cedars-Sinai, […]

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