Health & Fitness
Glen Rock Man Dines Out Hours After Spine Surgery
A horrific ski crash left a Bergen County dad with 20 broken bones. See how a remarkable HMH surgery had him dining out the same day.
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When 55-year-old Glen Rock resident Steve Bermack hit a hidden patch of ice on a Vermont ski slope, his life changed in a terrifying instant. The devastating crash left him with 20 broken bones across his back, neck, and ribs, as well as a dangerous spinal instability that sent a bizarre "electric current" sensation humming through his body.
Facing the possibility of severe, lifelong neck pain—or worse—Steve turned to the experts at Hackensack University Medical Center. Hooman Azmi, M.D., director of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery, teamed up with orthopedic spine surgeon John Koerner, M.D., to perform a highly specialized, minimally invasive cervical fusion.
Despite his understandable pre-surgery nerves, the results were beyond anything Steve could have imagined. How did a 90-minute procedure take a man with a shattered upper body from the operating table to a celebratory family dinner that exact same evening—and eventually back to the black diamond ski slopes?
Click here to read the full story of Steve’s incredible, rapid-fire medical comeback!
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