Oxana Pavlova, CNIM, MS
Surgical Neurophysiologist III
July 7, 2017
In the fall of 2016, David Citarrella, SpecialtyCare’s Director of Operations for Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) in California and Nevada, let me know that an orthopedic surgeon in San Francisco planned to travel to the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe on a humanitarian mission. The surgeon, Dr. Dimitriy Kondrashov, had inquired about the use of IONM equipment to monitor spinal procedures during his trip. My first thought was, “What is he going to do with this equipment? It’s not like you just press one button to turn it on, then get a green light if all is good, or a red light if there is a problem.” I reached out directly to Dr. Kondrashov to see if I could help.
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Editor’s note: Special thanks to David Citarrella, R.EP T., CNIM, Rebecca Solomon, PhD, CNIM, Clinical Manager for the Greater Lake Tahoe Region, and Brett Burrell, JD, MBA, CHC, CHPC, Chief Compliance Officer, for their assistance with this blog.
