Author: Alan Condon

Here are eight spine surgeons making the news this week:

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital on May 7 partnered with Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare to develop a $35 million rehab facility for spinal cord injury and other neurologic conditions, Tampa Business Journal reports.

Spine and orthopedic surgeries have been gradually moving away from the hospital setting toward ASCs well before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Orthopaedic Institute in Gainesville, Fla., began performing elective surgeries again on May 4, with added protocols to ensure the safety of its patients and staff.

In NuVasive's first quarter earnings call on May 6, CEO Chris Barry expanded on the company's financial standing and discussed how the company is monitoring the return to elective spinal surgeries at U.S. hospitals, as transcribed by The Motley Fool.

Neurosurgeon Bikash Bose, MD, was recently recognized as one of Philadelphia Magazine's 2020 Top Doctors, according to The Dialog.

Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery in Vail, Colo., on May 4 was named the 2020 American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives "Practice of the Year," Vail Daily reports.

The FDA on May 4 granted biotechnology company Alume Biosciences permission to investigate the use of a nerve imaging drug during spine surgery, Biospace reports.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on May 7 teamed with the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation to raise money for clinical researchers.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Physicians Group is opening an orthopedic clinic at Parkview DeKalb Hospital in Auburn, Ind., May 18, The Star reports.