Ben Domb: Borderline Hip Dysplasia and Building the American Hip Institute

In today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Ben Domb, a leading orthopedic surgeon and founder of the American Hip Institute in Chicago, a center dedicated to advancing hip treatments through education and innovation.    We discuss a recent paper he published on the treatment of so-called Borderline Hip Dysplasia. The study found no significant difference in outcomes for the condition when patients underwent either a Periacetabular Osteotomy or arthroscopic capsular plication.   We talk about the nuances of borderline hip dysplasia, the difficulty in standardizing surgical treatment, and the development of a comprehensive center of excellence for treating hip pathology.   We consider the three core pillars of medicine: delivering high-quality patient care, advancing knowledge through research, and fostering education for clinicians and patients.   We examine the importance of tracking outcomes and balancing education with a busy practice.   We explore the evolution of the subspecialty of “hip preservation” and the various routes that one can take to become a hip preservation surgeon, as well as the trend in all of medicine to super-specialize   We also  touch on new mediums for transferring knowledge and  building a personal brand, amongst other things.