JUNE 17, 2003 | Dr. Isador H. Lieberman, B.Sc., M.D., F.R.C.S. (C), an orthopaedic and spinal surgeon with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, will take part in a special grand rounds presentation to be held June 25 at the Arkansas Cancer Research Center. The presentation, scheduled for 8 a.m. in the Walton Auditorium on the 10^th floor of the ACRC, will focus on kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty as critical adjuncts in the management of multiple myeloma.

 Dr. Lieberman gave a similar presentation at the 9th annual International Workshop on Multiple Myeloma, held in May in Salamanca, Spain. Dr. Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D., director of UAMS' Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, invited Dr. Lieberman to visit UAMS to discuss his work after hearing him speak at the conference in Spain.

Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are two relatively new procedures designed to treat spinal compression fractures from osteoporosis, tumors and traumatic injury. They involve the injection of cement-like material into a collapsing vertebral body, reinforcing the fractured area and preventing further vertebral collapse. 

Dr. Lieberman is recognized nationally and internationally for his contributions to minimally invasive/endoscopic spinal surgery and for his contributions to the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Through research, clinical trials and surgical innovation, he has been instrumental in advancing the use of minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques to treat herniated discs, lumbar degenerative disorders, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, and scoliosis.

The grand rounds will include a continental breakfast beginning at 7:45 a.m. All interested faculty and staff are invited to attend the presentation. For more information, please contact Bonnie Jenkins at 526-2873.