Department
Name of department: Orthopedic Spine
Head of department: Michael Janssen
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Michael Janssen
Head of department: Michael Janssen
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? no additional license requirements
More information
Number of beds in department: 6
Total surgical cases per year: 620
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: No
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: No
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: No
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Grand Rounds
Morbidity & Mortality Meetings
Spine Conferences
Bioskills Labs
Cervical/Lumbar Research
VISA (if necessary)
Identification document
COVID vaccine
Influenza vaccine
Tuberculosis vaccine