Poland Spine Outreach
Kris Siemionow, MD, Anthony Rinella, MD and Tomasz Kotwicki examining a 7 year old girl
with a 110 degree scoliosis.
The goal of the program is to provide the best possible spine care to Polish patients afflicted by infectious, degenerative, traumatic and congenital spinal ailments. A large part of the program focuses on treating children with spinal deformities. In addition the program has a robust educational component with seminars, conferences, and surgeon training.
The program is based in an orthopeadic hospital in Poznan, Poland. Together with our local hosts we screen and evaluate patients and make treatment recommendations. We typically spend 3 to 4 days per week in the operating room with the remaining days filled by clinics and educational activities. 