In this episode I talk with Dr. Michael Gallizzi MD, MS, Mike is a Robotic/Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon. Mike Co-founded a 501c3 Nonprofit called the Anterior Spine Institute for Research and Education. As well as being a badass in the medical field he is passionate about photography and drones, but what really makes Dr. Gallizzi shine are his skills on the 1’s and two’s. Mike Goes by the DJ name Mike Molecule.

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Mike begins by telling us about his work in spine surgery and how he uses technology to perform his spinal procedures. Mike’s goals are to allow his patients to live their best lives and still have the performance and functionality they desire after receiving spinal surgery.

Mike has spent most of his career in spine robotics and feels lucky to partner with a company that allows him to do the most ExcelsiousGPS spinal surgeries in the state of Colorado and help pave the way for the innovation of the procedures.

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We discuss how Mike has witnessed the unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic at the hospital and how he has performed a handful of surgeries during the past few months. Mike recounts the surge of sick people coming in and the fears of not knowing what to expect.

During the COVID spike a handful of people Mike worked closely with had the COVID-19 virus, Mike was fortunately not infected.

I ask Mike how he sees Medicine changing as a whole because of COVID-19 and he tells me about his implementation of virtual visits and the benefits it has had on his patient care. He believes that component of medicine will be changed permanently.

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Mike is an avid traveler and always has a drone with him, and is passionate to see the world from the aerial perspective. He also loves scuba diving and hypes us up on his underwater adventures with whales, sharks and manta rays.

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I peg Mike with questions about his DJ career and we get to hear about his musical passion, he tells us how he always invited his medical community to his events as a culture building experience.

We discuss how music is a great way to bond and make things a little less terrible during uncertain times.

We finish with Mike delivering his definition of what it means to #BeAuthentic.

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Resources:

Above and Beyond - Group Therapy - https://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/

Mike Molecule - Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/gallizzi

The Economist - Podcast

Globus Medical - Webinars and Podcast - https://www.globusmedical.com/

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Ocean Ramsey - http://oceanramsey.com/