Reach Your Height

Host Dr. Mitchell Bernstein interviews Dr. Gary Brock, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas about his practice treating pediatric patients, one of whom was Payton Alix Gray, a talented dancer whose leg was lengthened using the PRECICE® intramedullary nail.

Profile of dancer and actor, Payton Alix Grey and his journey through limb lengthening using the PRECICE® intramedullary lengthening and compression nail. We hear from Payton, his parents, Trina and Terrence Grey, and his surgeon, Dr. Gary Brock, from his practice in Houston, Texas. Payton and his parents describe their multi-year search for a solution for his limb length discrepancy, Dr. Brock’s recommendation for surgery, and Payton's remarkable return to dance.

Dr. Mitchell Bernstein interviews Dr. Stuart Green, who was the first American surgeon to visit Dr. G.A. Ilizarov in Kurgan, USSR in 1987 and was instrumental in introducing the Ilizarov method of treating limb length discrepancies, deformities, non-unions and malunions to orthopedic surgeons around the world. He discusses changes that led to PRECICE, the only externally controlled intramedullary lengthening and compression nail currently available in the U.S.

Episode 6: Patient and Surgeon: Recent college grad and water polo athlete Joeli Reim describes her experience having her leg lengthened with both with an external fixator as well as PRECICE®. Then our host, Dr. Mitchell Bernstein, interviews Joeli's surgeon, fellow Canadian, Dr. Maryse Bouchard of Seattle Children's and the University of Washington.

Host Dr. Mitchell Bernstein interviews Dr. Scott Hoffinger, Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford University and Vice Chief of Clinical Operations, Pediatric Orthopaedics at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital. Dr. Hoffinger is also part of the bio-design fellowship working with the School of Engineering looking at solutions to commonly encountered problems in the medical workplace.