Author: Paige Haeffele

A spine surgeon can make between $244,853 and $381,289 — a range of $136,436 — depending on which state they practice in, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Here are 10 early-career spine surgeons making news:

In an evolving field, physicians are faced with seemingly endless challenges, opportunities and decisions every day. Though the industry is constantly changing, there are some things that perhaps are best learned through experience. 

The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. is $322,236, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

The Herbert J. Louis Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Phoenix Children's added Maegen Wallace, MD, to its orthopedic surgery staff. 

Corey Beals, MD, and J. Gregory Mawn, MD, have joined the staff of Asheville, N.C.-based Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics.

Charles Wang, MD, a sports medicine and shoulder specialist, has joined Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based Tri-County Orthopedics.

Orthopedic specialists practicing in Savannah, Ga., earn an average of $582,878 a year — $9,878 more than the national average, according to data from Medscape.

Healthcare technology company Medtronic has received CE Mark approval for its latest spinal cord stimulator. 

Four surgeons at Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics have collectively completed 500 total joint replacement surgeries using Stryker's Mako robotic system.