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Optimal Recovery
Return to Sport, Return to Life
August 2010
NeuroSpine Institute named one of four North American Prodisc C Training Sites by Synthes Spine. Surgeons from throughout the United States will be educated and certified by Dr. Masson in the Cervical Arthroplasty Diagnosis, Treatment and Technique
Dr. Masson to film an educational film on Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery for distribution internationally in the fall, 2010
NeuroSpine Institute is proud to announce a collaboration with Dr. Mark Giovanini. Dr. Giovanini currently is a Neurological Surgeon practicing spine surgery with Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, FL. He is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon who trained with Dr. Masson under Drs. Fessler and Rhoton and is an expert in minimally invasive surgery techniques and reconstruction. Dr. Giovanini will begin practicing in the Orlando area later this year and will continue with Drs. Masson and Andrews in advancing and developing spine surgery protocols for the elite athlete
The NeuroSpine Institute proudly welcomes the new President of Synthes Spine, International, Steven Murray to Orlando for surgical demonstration of the iMAS principles and iMAS surgical products, created in tandem with Synthes Spine
Dr. Masson continues to study and advance stem cell adjuvant therapy in Spine Surgery Reconstruction. He is discussing collaboration with the World Leader in stem cell treatment, Osiris Therapeutics, in evaluating the safety and efficacy of a Stem Cell product designed to reduce scar, improve vascularization and ultimately rejuvenate the healing wound subsequent to reconstructive spine surgery
NeuroSpine Institute announces the establishment of the NSI Foundation. NSI Foundation is a new non for profit corporation that will be the charitable arm of the NeuroSpine Institute. Its focus will be to promote charitable, proactive projects designed to improve the efficacy, safety and delivery of Health Care in a variety of arenas. Areas of Focus will be Children's Brain Cancer, Degenerative injuries of retired disabled athletes, and International Health
August 2010
Dr. Masson visits Milan, Italy for further education development in Minimally Invasive Spinal Reconstruction and Anterior Cervical Disc surgery
Dr. Masson would like to congratulate his sons Brett (10) and Kyle (12) for their 2010 Windermere Spring Little League Season and for being named to the AAA and Majors All Star team respectively
June 2010
NeuroSpine Institute begins collaboration in Europe for new program in Minimally Invasive Spinal Reconstruction Surgical Education
NeuroSpine Institute does site visit in Miami for meeting on minimally invasive spine surgery
May 2010
Dr. Masson hosts surgeons for educational seminar on artificial disc and minimally invasive lumbar reconstructive surgery in West Orlando, FL
NeuroSpine Institute begins Prospective Clinical Study on iMAS minimally invasive lumbar spine reconstruction. 60 Patients will participate in an intensive, prospective clinical trial evaluating the safety, efficacy and superiority of minimally invasive spinal reconstruction over traditional Open Spinal reconstruction Surgery
April 2010
NeuroSpine Institute sponsors Health Central Foundation Golf Tournament
NeuroSpine Institute begins plan for new outpatient clinical treatment Facility in West Orlando
Appointment to University of Florida, Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Faculty
Februaru 2010
NeuroSpine Institute in collaboration with Synthes Spine will host the iMASS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COURSE at CelebrationHealth Hospital, which welcomes the future group of the worlds best minimally invasive spine educators
August 2009
NeuroSpine Institute proudly acknowledges 8 years since committing its home office in providing Neurosurgery care in the Orlando area
NeuroSpine Institute announces search for new minimally invasive spine surgeon
NeuroSpine Institute completes first 3 years of work in stem cell augmented fusion. Dr. Masson credited with having the most extensive lumbar reconstruction stem cell experience in North America
July 2009
NeuroSpine Institute initiates program to provide for outpatient artificial cervical disc surgery rather than inpatient
Dr. Masson celebrates his arrival in Orlando 10 years ago.
Dr. Masson commemorates one decade since the development of the concept work for the world’s first patient centric medical record system, Mydatavault
Dr. Masson to begin work on new microsurgical imaging system development
June 20009
Dr. Masson proudly acknowledges his sons Kyle and Brett for their participation on the Windermere All-Star teams, Majors and AA respectively. Congratulations Kyle and Brett!
NeuroSpine Institute and Spine Performance Institute sponsors the Windermere DiamondJacks Youth Baseball Development Program, while Dr. Masson has committed as a Player Development Coach to the 10 and 12 year old DiamondJack Baseball teams
Summer 2009
NeuroSpine Institute begins study to prove efficacy of NuCell in spinal reconstruction patients
NeuroSpine Institute begins use of a new stem cell product, NuCell, which is more highly concentrated than previous sources, is derived non controversially from amniotic fluid from live birth sources, and delivers a broader delivery vehicle for wound health and recovery post reconstruction
Dr. Masson to start web-conferencing live surgical education on behalf of Synthes Spine at Celebration Health
Dr. Masson celebrates his first decade in Orlando
NeuroSpine Institute, because of increasing demand from out of town patients will begin providing for travel assistance to facilitate high level care of our out of town patients, to be based in the Lake Buena Vista area of Orlando and treated at Celebration Health Hospital.
May 2009
Dr. Masson will be updating the iMAS DVD. 8112 Studios and Doug Sonders of Sondersphotography.com will be filming and editing the 2009 iMAS release for global education of lumbar spine minimally invasive reconstruction techniques.
Dr. Masson to speak at the Synthes minimally invasive surgery forum in Charleston, SC.
April 2009
NeuroSpine Institute is pleased to Announce new office locations for April 1st 2009 for new patients at Celebration Health and Downtown Satellite on North Magnolia, Orlando, FL.
Dr. Masson has inaugurated the spine surgery service at the Downtown Surgery Center, in Central Orlando. This completely modernized, high tech, digital outpatient surgical center sets the standard for outpatient surgery in the state of Florida. Procedures such as minimally invasive lumbar discectomy's, artificial cervical disc for disc herniations, carpal tunnel release surgery and minimally invasive anterior cervical reconstructions will be performed there on the appropriate patients using state of the art image guidance, microsurgery and minimally invasive techniques.
Dr. Masson selected to be an Surgeon Advisory Board member to BauerfeindUSA and will be participating in round table discussions at their first annual Spine Conference in Palm Beach, FL
March 2009
Dr. Masson to attend the Ao Spine Prodisc-c Users group meeting in Cancun, Mexico where he will serve on a panel to review the success and efficacy of the Prodisc-c artificial disc and the future of next generation artificial cervical disc technology.
NeuroSpine Institute to start offering clinical and surgical service at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.
Dr. Masson to offer outpatient surgical services at the Downtown Surgery Center
January 25, 2009
Dr. Masson and NeuroSpine Institute welcome Dr. Peter Passias, MD, PhD who will visit as a travelling fellow. Dr. Passias is serving as a Spine Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA and will be participating in iMAS training and education exercises as well as artificial disc discussions and surgeries.
January 17, 2009
Dr. Masson served as Faculty for Train the Trainer, an MIS forum at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ where faculty were trained on his iMAS minimally invasive surgical techniques.
January 2009
NeuroSpine Institute announces that Tamar Dragon, P.A. will start in a dual role as Surgical P.A. and as iMAS Research Coordinator. She will be responsible for the database management and clinical follow-up of all iMAS lumbar spine surgery patients.
August 2008
Dr. Masson to speak on interpedicular Minimal Access Surgery (iMAS) at "International Minimal Access Spine Surgery Conference", at Cornell Medical Center, New York City.
February 2008
Dr. Masson released a DVD for Minimally Invasive Surgery Education on behalf of Synthes Spine to be distributed globally.
Dr. Masson performs the first Prodisc-C Artificial Disc replacement procedure in Florida since FDA approved.
South Lake Hospital in Clermont purchases/installs new Zeiss surgical microscope in preparation for NeuroSpine Institute spine surgery service in Clermont beginning March 2008.
January 2008
Dr. Masson Appointed faculty by Synthes Spine for the FDA approved Prodisc-C Artificial Disc System.
August 2007
Neurospine Institute was awarded funding for Spine Fellowship in "interpedicular Minimal Access Surgery"(iMAS).
July 2007
Dr. Masson was appointed faculty to Medtronic Sofamor Danek for FDA approved Prestige Artificial Disc System.
January 2007
Dr. Masson completes fifth scoliosis surgery using multiple small incisions and long reconstructions for decreased muscle damage and increased recovery post-op. Named to MAST (minimal access surgical technology) deformity expert group for Medtronic/Sofamor Danek.
