International Spine Master's Visit to Putian

2月26日至3月1日，来自德国的国际脊柱大师丹尼尔·罗森塔尔教授到访位于海上和平女神妈祖故里——莆田的莆田学院附属医院担任客座教授一周。罗森塔尔教授是德国巴德洪堡高陶努斯医院脊柱外科主任，曾在2013年担任德国脊柱学会（DWG）主席。他在胸腔镜脊柱手术方面，他有极大的成就，到2023年为止，他个人已完成4000余例胸腔镜脊柱手术。他此次到访的莆田学院附属医院微创脊柱外科是“福建省骨科脊柱疾病微创诊疗与康复临床医学研究中心”，长期致力于脊柱微创、数字化设计、3D打印技术、人工智能、骨科机器人等技术，拥有特色鲜明、理念先进的国内一流、福建省领军的微创脊柱外科团队。访问一周内，他与脊柱微创团队参与门诊、查房、手术指导、手术实操、重点疑难病例讨论、大师公开课等学术交流活动。同时，他还分享了德国脊柱学会（DWG）培养脊柱专科医生的前沿经验，为中国医院培养脊柱专科人才提供借鉴与创新思路。访问的最后一天，当地电视台为他做了专访，他分享到微创脊柱技术的发展已有30年的历史，随着新型手术器械的开发，脊柱外科医生的不断创新与发展新的手术技术，微创脊柱技术也一直保持动态发展，未来虚拟现实(VR)、人工智能(AI)以及机器人等技术能够更加推动脊柱外科手术往更加微创化发展。而莆田学院附属医院微创脊柱外科拥有先进的设备、经验丰富的人才储备，定是推动中国脊柱微创事业发展的一股强劲力量，他期待未来能亲见该院脊柱微创团队的成长。临别之际，罗森塔尔教授表示学术交流从来都是互相的，他也满载而归，收获了新的知识，新的友谊。他还特别感谢康明强院长、林海滨书记、戴建辉主任以及脊柱微创团队这一周的盛情招待，让他体验了莆田当地美食与游神风俗。这是一次难忘的莆田之行。

From February 26 to March 1, Dr. Daniel Rosenthal, an international spine master from Germany, visited the Affiliated Hospital of Putian University which locates in Putian, the hometown of the Goddess of the Sea, Mazu, as a visiting professor for one week. Dr. Rosenthal is the Head of the Section of Spine Surgery in Regional Hospital Bad Homburg, and once served as the President of German Spine Society(DWG) in 2013. He had great achievements in thoracoscopic spine surgery, and he personally has performed around 4000 thoracoscopic spine surgeries by 2023. The Department of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery of the Affiliated Hospital of Putian University is the "Clinical Medical Research Center for Minimally Invasive Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Spinal Diseases in Fujian Province". It has long been committed to minimally invasive techniques for spinal diseases, digital design, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, robotic orthopedic surgery and other techniques, and owns the domestic first-class and provincial-level leading minimally invasive spine surgery team of distinctive features and advanced concepts. During the one-week visit, Dr. Rosenthal and the minimally invasive spine surgery team participated in academic exchange activities such as outpatient consultation, ward rounds, surgical guidance, surgical practice, key and complex case discussion, and master’s public lectures. At the same time, he also shared the advanced experience of the German Spine Society (DWG) in training spine specialists, which provides reference and inspirations for Chinese hospitals to train spine specialists. On the last day of the visit, he was interviewed by a local TV station and shared that minimally invasive spine surgery technique has been developed for over 30 years, and with the invention of new surgical instruments, and spine surgeons continue to innovate and develop new surgical techniques, the minimally invasive spine surgery technique has been in a dynamic development, and that in the future, technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Robotics can make the spine surgery more minimally invasive. The Department of MISS of Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, with its advanced equipment and an experienced team, will be a strong force to promote the development of minimally invasive spine surgery in China, and he is looking forward to seeing the growing of this team. At the time of parting, Dr. Rosenthal said that academic exchanges are always mutual, and he also derives experience and friendship before his return. He also thanked President KANG Mingqiang, Party Secretary LIN Haibin, Director DAI Jianhui and the minimally invasive spine surgery team for their hospitality during the week, and for having the opportunity to sample the local cuisine and experience the custom of Putian. It was an unforgettable visit to Putian.