Hello and welcome to the World of Pain MD podcast where we discuss all things pain with the experts.

I am Dr Derick Davis, a physician specializing in pain management.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mairin Jerome about orthobiologics and regenerative medicine

Dr. Jerome is from the Big Apple - New York City! She did her undergraduate studies at Brown University, where she studied studio art with an emphasis on sculpture. She went to medical school at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She completed her residency at Emory University School of Medicine (my home program) and was recognized as resident of the year for 3 years in a row and served her last year as chief resident. She did her fellowship in interventional orthopedics and regenerative medicine at the Centeno-Schultz Clinic. Dr. Jerome is obviously a person of many talents, yet she remains personable, passionate, and what I think to be a pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine, having published extensively on the topic.

We briefly touch on a fascinating topic I was unaware of until I met Dr. Jerome: dysbiosis of the intervertebral discs.

As always thanks so much for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this episode and learn something.

The article referenced regarding intervertebral disc dysbiosis:
Rajasekaran, S., Chand, D., Chitraa Tangavel, Raveendran Muthurajan, Vijay, S., Matchado, M.S., Nayagam, S.M., Shetty, A.P., Kanna, R.M. and K. Dharmalingam (2020). Human intervertebral discs harbour a unique microbiome and dysbiosis determines health and disease. European Spine Journal, [online] 29(7), pp.1621–1640. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06446-z.

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