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Dr. Robert Watkins orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App discusses how to avoid surgery, back and neck pain, health issues and risks/benefits of...
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Dr. Robert Watkins orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App discusses how to avoid surgery, back and neck pain, health issues and risks/benefits of minimally invasive spine surgery.
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7 JUN 2025 · Dr Robert G Watkins, III, MD is the pioneer of spine surgery in professional athletes.  This podcast covers the second decade of his life, growing up in the rough streets of Memphis, TN in the fifties.  He got into a lot of trouble, learned many valuable lessons, and made friends for a lifetime.Â
16 DEC 2021 · Robert Watkins, IV, MD interviews his dad, Robert Watkins, MD, III - about his life, the first decade, lessons learned, the foundations of his personality that have led him to become the most famous spine surgeon of all time.
21 MAR 2021 · Robert Watkins, IV, MD, discusses lessons learned from 2020: COVID, homeless, racial justice, evolution, relationships.
14 FEB 2021 · Reggie Scott, LA Rams Head Athletic Trainer, and Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon, discuss Neck Injuries in Athletes. Acute trauma, on-the-field assessment, decision-making, return to play, rehabilitation, prevention, and surgery.
24 JAN 2021 · Robert Watkins, III and IV, MD, remember Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda: funny stories and the meaning that Tommy had in their lives.
10 JAN 2021 · Robert Watkins, IV, MD remembers his professor, mentor, and friend, Lawrence D. Dorr, MD - who was an innovator, author, workhorse, teacher, and humanitarian.
18 OCT 2020 · Robert Watkins, IV, MD, spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses lumbar disc herniations in athletes and non-athletes: diagnosis, treatment, avoidance, surgery, recovery, return to sports, and prevention of recurrence.
5 SEP 2020 · Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses Spine Surgery in Athletes: diagnosis, treatment, nonoperative, rehabilitation, surgery, fusion, artificial disc replacement, microsurgery, return to play...
6 AUG 2020 · Robert Watkins, IV, MD interviews Patricia Murray, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, on COVID-19: testing, virulence, treatment, Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir, going back to school, masks, vaccine, and the future!
29 JUN 2020 · Robert G. Watkins, IV, MD, discusses systemic racism in America with Philippe Lemoine, MD: history, genetics, slavery, Jim Crow, red lining, GI Bill, crime, police, criminal justice, and more...
Dr. Robert Watkins orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App discusses how to avoid surgery, back and neck pain, health issues and risks/benefits of...
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Dr. Robert Watkins orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App discusses how to avoid surgery, back and neck pain, health issues and risks/benefits of minimally invasive spine surgery.
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