Author: Alan Condon

Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine joins an FDA study determining the efficacy and safety of Premia Spine's Total Posterior Spine System compared to traditional lumbar fusion, reports Huntington News.

Four physicians from Atlanta-based Alliance Spine and Pain Centers were recognized as Top Doctors in Atlanta magazine's July issue, reports MDJ Online.

Josh Marcus, MD, is a neurosurgeon practicing out of Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, as part of Nuvance Health — formerly Western Connecticut Health Network — and Neurosurgical Associates of Southwestern Connecticut, both of Danbury.

Howard Colman, MD, PhD, professor of neurosurgery at University of Utah in Salt Lake City was named one of the 2019 Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chairs, reports KSL.

Fellowship-trained spine surgeon Edward Perry, MD, is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Nevada at Reno School of Medicine and a physician with SpineNevada in Reno.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System and Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare opened Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, N.J., reports Tap Into.

Paul Houle, MD, of Cape Cod Healthcare Neurosurgery in Hyannis, Mass., successfully performed spine surgery using a transforaminal endoscopic surgical system, reports Wicked Local Lexington.

Jonathan Gottlieb, MD, of Miami, Fla.-based Minimally Invasive Spine Center of South Florida is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in the treatment of spinal stenosis, back pain and radiculopathy among other conditions.

Tyler Collins, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, joined The Orthopedic Clinic Association in Phoenix. 

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine inducted orthopedic surgeon Christopher Harner, MD, into its hall of fame at the organization's annual meeting in Boston on July 14.