• Tri-City Medical Center debuts Mako spine robot in California

  Posted on: 26-May-2026

  Oceanside-based Tri-City Medical Center is the first hospital in California to use the latest Mako 4.0 robotic spine system, according to a May 12 news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital is also the first in San Diego County to use guidance with Co-Pilot technology from Stryker. Payam Moazzaz, MD, and Bayan Aghdasi, MD, performed the debut case, according to a May 21 email shared with Becker’s.

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• Dr. Aghdasi hosts visiting professors from the University of Texas, Houston

  Posted on: 22-May-2026

  Dr. Bayan Aghdasi recently hosted a Center of Excellence educational seminar for professors from the University of Texas in Houston, who traveled to observe live spine surgery procedures. The visit highlights Dr. Aghdasi's commitment not only to patient care, but to advancing spine surgery education and training at a national level.

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• Dr. Bayan Aghdasi performs San Diego area’s first spinal fusion combining Stryker, Apple technologies

  Posted on: 20-Mar-2026

  Bayan Aghdasi, MD, performed the first spine surgery integrating both Apple Vision Pro and Stryker’s Q navigation in the San Diego region, according to a March 19 email shared with Becker’s.

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