General
Slipping Rib Syndrome.org (excelant UK site)
SRSinfo.org (I haven’t checked this out much yet)
Could Slipping Rib Syndrome Be Causing Your Back Pain? This is what I want to know! This isn’t the best article but I think it comes down to either inflamed nerves, joints or muscles. When I hear “referred pain” I get suspicious.
Why Aren’t More of Us Talking About Slipping Rib Syndrome? New York Magazine
Rib Injury Clinic (cool 3D model)
Spreadsheet of Medical Resources from SlippingRibSyndrome.org
Doctors
Here is a list of surgeons I found on this Reddit thread
- Dr. Adam Hansen, MD* – Bridgeport, WV – Creator of Hansen Technique
- Dr. Adam Kaye, MD, MHA – Overland Park, KS
- Dr. Adam Shiroff, MD – Philadelphia, PA
- Dr. Andrea Stracciolini – Boston, MA – Pediatric Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery
- Dr. Andrew Doben, MD – Hartford, CT
- Dr. Anthony Tsai, MD – Hershey/York, PA – Unsure if does Hansen, may only do resection
- Dr. Antony Tharian, MD – Chicago, IL – Pain Management
- Dr. Brian Nam, MD – Newark, DE
- Dr. Christopher Towe, MD – Cleveland, OH
- Dr. Dudley Benjamin Christie, MD – Macon, GA
- Dr. Elizabeth Colwell, MD – Milwaukee, WI (partners with Dr. Tisol)
- Dr. Evert Eriksson, MD – Charleston, SC
- Dr. Fredric Pieracci, MD, MPH/MSPH – Denver, CO
- Dr. John Hansen-Flaschen, MD – Philadelphia, PA – Will only treat SRS if interfering w/ breathing
- Dr. John Lazar, MD – Washington, DC & Baltimore, MD
- Dr. Jonathan Aarons, MD – Margate, FL – Pain Management
- Dr. Joseph Forrester, MD, MSc – Palo Alto, CA
- Dr. Keith Mortman, MD – Washington, DC
- Dr. Lisa McMahon, MD – Phoenix, AZ – Resection & plating
- Dr. Marika Gassner, DO – Bend, OR
- Dr. Mario Gasparri, MD – Milwaukee, WI
- Dr. Michael Jaklitsch, MD – Weymouth, MA – Hansen technique with mesh
- Dr. Olugbenga Okusanya, MD – Philadelphia, PA
- Dr. Patrick Greiffenstein, MD – Hammond, LA
- Dr. Peter Cole, MD – Saint Paul, MN
- Dr. Rebeccah Brown, MD – Cincinnati, OH
- Dr. Seth Krantz, MD – Evanston, IL
- Dr. Shawn St Peter, MD – Kansas City, KS – Pediatric Surgery
- Dr. Stephanie Chao, MD – Palo Alto, CA
- Dr. Sunil Singhal, MD – Philadelphia, PA
- Dr. Thomas White, MD – Murray, UT
- Dr. William Tisol, MD – Milwaukee, WI (partners with Dr. Colwell)
Surgeon Bios
Dr. Adam Hansen University of West Virginia
“Expert of experts” on SRS and inventor of the “Hansen Technique” surgical solution. This is the OG. I have an appointment with him on August 12th which is 10 weeks away. Problem is, he has a long waiting list for surgery. Oh well, I’ve come this far, I can wait another few months. I just hope he’s confident that he can remove this knife from my back.
See Videos
Paul Toste M.D. UCLA
Taylor Ripley M.D. Baylor University
in Houston at Baylor Medicine is performing the latest fix, Costal Cartilage Reconstruction
Here is YouTube on Baylor Medicine’s Costal Cartilage Reconstruction program
Dr. Adam Shiroff – University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Joseph Forrester – Stanford
Dr. Forrester was on the slippingRibSyndrome.org professionals list, trained in at least one of the Hansen Techniques.
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/06/30/unconventional-paths-climbing-bum-turned-trauma-surgeon
https://profiles.stanford.edu/joseph-forrester
YouTubes
Here’s a good video on Costal Margin Reconstruction surgery from Baylor although his definition of SRS is what scares me. I know I have SRS, but is SRS causing the knife in my back?!
A general illustration but again, the definition “a condition of pain in the lower chest wall”, has me concerned. What if I’m barking up the wrong tree yet again?