Doing rounds.

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

Dr. Albert draws some markings on a patient’s throat in preparation for her surgery later in the day (the point of entry where he would later access her spine).

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

Dr. Albert running some tests on a patient while doing morning rounds.

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

For Dr. Albert, as well as most surgeons I met during this assignment, having access to a smartphone appeared to be nearly as vital as their surgical instruments.  Throughout the two days I documented Dr. Albert and his staff, scenes such as the one above occurred frequently.

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

Coffee: an integral part of a surgeon’s busy lifestyle.

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

Being a spine surgeon means you spend a great deal of time looking at x-rays or photos of x-rays!

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

Dr. Albert and a Resident look at a patient’s x-rays to determine the best course of action.

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

Dr. Todd J. Albert is the president and chief spine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  This is a photo essay for Orthopedics This Week about a humble and caring genius who cuts people’s bodies open and works on them as calmly and effectively as if he were carrying out a mundane task.

As the chief surgeon, Dr. Albert’s mornings start off loudly as he listens to a group of Residents, packed into a tiny room, going over the details of their patients .  It is a time of collaborative problem solving and camaraderie.

Here is a photo of what I was talking about yesterday.  Thanks Jess for sharing with us Phoenixville’s Firebird Festival!

While walking around Phoenixville with some friends I was drawn to these two putting on a puppet and juggling show behind their store window.  After I took this photo a guy came out to encourage us to come back for a show later that night.  Having already made plans to see a gigantic wooden phoenix burn we had to take a pass this time around.