Author: Alan Condon

The FDA has cleared Genentech's Evrysdi drug for spinal muscular atrophy in adults and children 2 months of age and older, according to an Aug. 10 announcement.

The new building housing the Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute and the Steamboat Surgery Center in Steamboat Springs, Colo., has opened, Steamboat Pilot & Today reported Aug. 10.

Neurosurgeon Michael Dorsi, MD, will become director of community neurosurgery at the University of California Los Angeles on Sept. 1.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between Aug. 3 and 7:

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week:

Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora has appointed Lori Karol, MD, orthopedics chair and Rose Brown Endowed Chair of Pediatric Orthopedics, according to an Aug. 6 news release.

Nashville-based orthopedic trauma surgeon Manni Sethi, MD, was defeated Aug. 8 in the U.S. Senate Republican primary in Tennessee by fellow conservative Bill Hagerty, The Tennessean reports.

Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla., has honored orthopedic surgeon Alan Valadie, MD, with its 2020 Doctor of the Year award for the second time, Sarasota Magazine reported Aug. 7.

Heather Pinckard-Dover, MD, is the first female neurosurgeon to complete the residency program at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Press Argus-Courier reports.

During NuVasive's second-quarter earnings call, CEO Chris Barry said the timeline for its Pulse robotic system for spine surgery has been further delayed, according to Seeking Alpha.