Bone Health
Basement
Tapes.
Unfiltered conversations with the clinicians, researchers, and operators building the future of bone health. Welcome to The Basement.
Season 3
Bone Health’s Big Bang?
Exploring whether clinical capability, workforce expertise, technology, and system design are finally beginning to align — and what that could mean for the field.
Originals, Global Perspectives & Digital Futures
Exclusive interviews with the pioneers who shaped osteoporosis care, a European view of innovation, and the growing role of digital technology in bone health.
Histology, Discovery, and the Architecture of Bone
Dr. David W. Dempster — Columbia University / Helen Hayes Hospital
Four decades at the frontier of bone histomorphometry. 200+ publications. What the pioneers got right that the system still hasn't caught up to.
A Career Dedicated to Evidence, Innovation, and Impact
Dr. Michael McClung — Oregon Osteoporosis Center
One of bone health's most cited researchers on what the field got right, where the treatment gap persists, and what it will take to close it.
From Vision to Platform: A Blueprint for Virtual Bone Health
Scott Laster & Meg Mendelson — MiCare Path
A European View of Orthopedic Bone Health Innovation
Dr. Jo De Schepper — AZ Nikolaas, Belgium
How Buy-and-Bill is Breaking Bone Health
Russell Goode, MD — Gulf Orthopedics · Peter Bianco & Dudley Phipps
The Untapped Power of Physical Therapy in Bone Health
Dr. Payal Sahni, PT, MPT, DPT, HSP, MCMT — Burke Rehabilitation, West Nyack, NY
Inside the ASOP Provider Bone Health Certification Pilot
Alexandra Rocco, PA — Utah Orthopedics
Why Did We Start ASOP?
Anne Lake, DNP · Dudley Phipps, PA-C · Peter Bianco
The founding vision: bone health as the foundation of movement, longevity, and quality of life — and why now is the moment to build something different.
Is It Time to Move Beyond the Traditional T-Score?
Jared Torkelson, PA-C, MS · Dudley Phipps, PA-C · Peter Bianco
Risk assessment, value-based care, and sustainable bone health outcomes — why the T-score alone is no longer enough.
AI in Osteoporosis & Digital Healthcare Integration
Dr. Elizabeth Krupinski — Emory University · Dr. Gina Woods — UCSD
What AI actually changes in bone health diagnosis, screening, and patient identification — and where the hype ends.
The Foundation Matters — Preoperative Bone Health Optimization
Paul Anderson, MD — University of Wisconsin
What bone quality means for operative outcomes and why preoperative bone health remains a blind spot in surgical preparation.
