| Specialty: |
Spine Surgery
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| Board Certification: |
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Residency: |
The Campbell Clinic, Memphis, TN |
| Medical School: |
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL |
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| Biography: |
Dr. Aust is a specialist in disorders of the lower back. His goal is to help patients understand their medical problem and the many ways in which it may be treated. He offers a full range of diagnostic treatment modalities including, when appropriate, a full range of the latest surgical techniques for the lower back. Dr. Aust graduated from The University of South Alabama Medical School and completed his Orthopaedic training at The Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee Medical Campus in Memphis, Tennessee. He founded and was actively involved for many years in Endius, Incorporated, a minimally invasive spine company located in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Dr. Aust has made many presentations on minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques and holds numerous medical device patents. |
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| Memberships: |
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Alabama Orthopaedic Society, Madison County Medical Society, Medical Association of the State of Alabama, North American Spine Society |
| Activities: |
Founder, former president and chairman of Endius, Incorporated, Plainville, MA, a minimally invasive spine fusion company. To read more about Endius, go to www.endius.com. |
| Articles: |
A New Minimially Invasive Surgery for Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome (click here)
Radial Tear Syndrome (click here)
Back Surgery Discharge Instructions (click here)
Patents:
U.S. Patent # Title
5,180,381 Anterior Lumbar/cervical
bicortical compression plate
5,454,827 Surgical Instrument
5,540,706 Surgical Instrument
5,603,713 Anterior Lumbar / cervical
bicortical compression plate
5,618,294 Surgical Instrument
5,669,926 Surgical Instrument
5,885,288 Surgical Instrument
RE38,335 Surgical Instrument
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| Patient Stories: |
Surgical Innovations: Performed first posterior lumbar endoscopic fusion in the United States on Rachel Wingfield, July 5, 2000. See The Huntsville Times, April 3, 2001. |
| Affiliations/Links: |
Huntsville Hospital
AAOS |
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