Drs. Michael Roh, Richard Day & more: 9 spine, neurosurgeons in the headlines this week

Here are nine spine and neurosurgeons in the news this past week:

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Michael Roh, MD, was named a “Person to Watch” in 2016

 

Richard Day, MD, hosted a class on neck pain.

 

Tenner Guillaume, MD, used magnetic rods to treat pediatric scoliosis

 

Anthony Rinella, MD, traveled to Colombia to treat adolescents with spinal conditions.

 

Vikas Patel, MD, chief of orthopedic spine surgery at the University of Colorado, discussed stem cell therapy at the Vail Symposium.

 

Orthopedic spine surgeon Chintan Sampat, MD, performed an urgent laminectomy that helped a man walk again after he couldn’t move part of his legs and feet.

 

A trial date for June 27 has been set for neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, MD, whose episodes of care allegedly left patients maimed, paralyzed or dead.

 

The posthumous memoir When Breath Becomes Air of neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, MD, was released.

 

Neurosurgeon Richard Rovin, MD, reached out the White House after President Obama called on Vice President Joe Biden to cure cancer.

 

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