Do spine surgery patients research their surgeon ahead of outpatient visits?
Social media platforms and online search engines overall played little to no role in selecting a spine surgeon for the vast majority of new spine clinic patients. From the patients who did use online search engines prior to their first clinic visit, Google and the hospital-sponsored physician profile were the most visited.
Authors
- Cliff B. Tribus
- Miranda Bice
- Seth K. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-6365)
- James Bernatz
- Drashti Upadhyay
Institutions
- UW Health University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Spine Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-25-17
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00