Sep Bady, MD

01/04/2023

This is the definition of teamwork! Thankful everyday for our Physician Assistant, Angela Murray, PA-C. She’s more than a “physician’s assistant.” Angela can diagnose, treat and develop a treatment plan for your spine and other orthopedic issues. 🙌

08/16/2022

Artificial disc replacements are my specially. Contact my office if you are experiencing issues with your neck and/or back and I would be happy to discuss options with you.

01/21/2022

Fun night celebrating Dr. Thom Kuruvilla’s, and my nomination as one of the Top 20 Doctors & Lawyers of the Year. Thank you and congratulations everyone!

12/05/2021

I’m sticking to my day job 😂

09/10/2021

Thrilled to be nominated in two categories including Best Orthopedic Surgeon. Please see below on how cast your votes for Advanced Orthopedics. Thanks for your support!

We are proud to announce that we have been nominated for Best Orthopedic Surgeon and Best Sports Medicine in the Review Journal’s Best of Las Vegas 2021. Vote daily by clicking on the category of “Health & Beauty” to find the subcategories. Vote every day until September 23!

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09/05/2021

Happy Labor Day Weekend! I hope everyone is enjoying some R&R. Labor Day is also a celebration of hard work, and I’m thankful for the patients I get to serve everyday.

08/22/2021

So honored to have made “The List.” Thank you !

07/28/2021

Patients come to see me for a variety of reasons. Whether your injury or pain be activity, workplace or accident related, I am committed to developing a treatment plan that works for you. Not every single patient requires surgery and there may be other ways to combat your spine and orthopedic issues.

07/20/2021

There are so many amazing and beautiful places in Las Vegas to work on your fitness. Maintaining an active lifestyle and a healthy weight are great ways to ward off the development of orthopedic issues.

07/16/2021

Happy Friday! Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable weekend!

01/09/2021

Thanks Kim for bringing in her new American Staffordshire Terrier puppy! We love pets 🙂

12/23/2020

Thank you to all of the patients and the kind words. These messages make all the difference to me and the staff. ✨✨✨

The Opioid epidemic is one of the biggest problems we face and I highly recommend avoiding narcotics and opioids whenever possible. With the current regulations our practice refers patients who require opioids to pain management specialists. We appreciate the patients’ understanding.

12/23/2020

William has been a long standing patient of mine. Many years ago we performed a three level fusion on his cervical spine with PEEK inter body cages and an anterior plate. He did well with that for many years until he developed adjacent segment disk disease at the C3/4 level.

Eventually we were able to get insurance authorization for artificial disk replacement above his fusion. Although this is off label usage, I believe this is better than fusing that segment which would leave him with further loss of cervical motion.

William has done very well with the ADR surgery. His swallowing issues have resolved with removal of the anterior plate which is a common side effect of a large plate. I rarely place anterior plates any longer because of that and other issues and place stand-alone fusion cages or preferably artificial disk replacement devices.

At the time of the index surgery, those options were not available. Please visit my website for further details and explanations.
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12/23/2020

Thank you Tim for the kind words and the special Christmas gifts for me and the staff!

12/23/2020

Thank You Katie! I have been implanting cervical artificial disk replacements since 2010 and it’s been a game changer. Why have a fusion when you can have an implant that maintains motion? Insurance companies are now approving 2 level artificial disks for the cervical spine.

12/22/2020

This is a case of a 24 year old female with difficulty walking and shooting pain down both legs.

The first MRI image shows degenerated (damaged) disks at the the three lowest disks L3/4, L4/5, and L5/S1. Compare to the normal L2/3 disk above. The L4/5 level shows a massive central disk herniation with severe stenosis (narrowing) of the spinal canal. This can be seen on the axial image where the nerves are severely pinched. This causes shooting pain down the leg.

We performed a discectomy surgery and removed a large piece of disk pinching the nerves. Luckily all of her leg pain is gone and her foot drop has resolved. Many times if left for too long, chronic nerve damage and foot drop will never get better.

Unfortunately in the long term that severely damaged disk will continue to worsen and cause low back pain. The best way to decrease the rate of deterioration is keeping your weight low, keep the core strong, and avoid smoking.

12/22/2020

Meet one of my favorite patients Gudrun. She had a history of unrelenting neck pain with poor motion and a grinding sensation. On the first X-Ray the C5/6 level is auto fused with severe degenerative disk disease at levels above and below it. I believe most surgeons would recommend a four level fusion which would leave her with poor motion. We decided to perform a staged surgery placing a stand alone fusion at the C6/7 level. We returned and placed artificial disk replacements at the C3/4 and C4/5 levels above. She now has close to full motion with minimal pain.