Becker’s Spine Review

Partner practices King of Prussia, Pa.-based Premier Orthopaedics and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center added Liam Kane, MD, to their medical staff. Dr. Kane is an orthopaedic surgeon with a focus in upper extremities, elbow and shoulder, according to a…

UF Health Pain Medicine appointed Sanjeev Kumar, MD, chief of its Gainesville operations. Dr. Kumar is a professor of anesthesiology and director of the Endoscopic Spine Surgery Fellowship, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the UF Department of…

Orlando (Fla.) Health launched the Orlando Health Spine Center in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area Sept. 1. The center brings neurosurgery, orthopedic spine surgery, pain management and nonoperative care into one program. For neurosurgeon Clayton Bauer, MD, that kind of…

Insurer requirements are having the greatest effect on spine surgeons’ control over patient care, according to a recent Becker’s LinkedIn poll. Among 187 respondents, 73% selected insurer requirements when asked which force has most significantly affected spine surgeons’ level of…

The first years after spine fellowship do not always come with a gentle learning curve. A young surgeon may expect to start with straightforward cases and gradually take on more difficult ones. The reality, Megan Johnson, MD, said, can look…

Spine surgery has more treatment options than ever. Using them is getting more complicated. Payers are reaching further into surgical planning. Medicare reimbursement remains under pressure. Surgeons are becoming more selective about fusion and which patients should reach the operating…

Henry Toczylowski Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon who spent 32 years of his career at Boston- based New England Baptist Hospital, died Sept. 27 at age 80. Dr. Toczylowski specialized in sports medicine and worked with the Boston Red Sox…

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, MD, was invested in the Harry P. Ward Chancellor’s Distinguished Chair during a Sept. 29 ceremony. Dr. Barnes, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint reconstruction…

DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad (Calif.) partnered with San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare and will be co-branded as Sharp DISC Surgery Center Carlsbad. Sharp is a strategic equity partner in the surgery center. The organizations will work together to integrate diagnostics,…

Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush has added Ameen Barghi, MD, to its spine surgery team, effective Oct. 19. Dr. Barghi specializes in minimally invasive and robotic navigated spine surgery, according to a Sept. 28 news release from the health system.…