“Minimally invasive” has become one of spine surgery’s most powerful promises. It is also remarkably difficult to define. An operation can be performed through an endoscope, a tubular retractor or a series of small incisions. A surgeon can use conventional…
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will partner with Oxford University Press to publish its six Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group journals, which will go fully digital Jan. 1, 2027. Oxford University Press will provide publishing, production, technology and distribution…
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center appointed Gavin Dunn, MD, PhD, as inaugural chair of its new department of neurosurgery. Dr. Dunn was also appointed neurosurgeon-in-chief at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, according to an Oct. 6 news release. He…
CMS approved a New Technology Add-On Payment for icotec’s CMORE CT spine implant system, effective Oct. 1. The designation provides an additional payment to eligible hospitals for the technology when used for traditional Medicare patients with specified spinal conditions and…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital’s Neuro Spine Program earned Surgical Review Corp.’s first-in-the-world designation as a Center of Excellence in Neuro Spine Surgery. Puya Alikhani, MD, director of the division of spine surgery and chief of neurosurgery at Tampa General, was…
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France-based medtech company SMAIO signed a sales agency agreement with DePuy Synthes to expand access to its customized spine surgery technology in the U.S. The agreement will give a network of U.S. surgeons access to SMAIO’s planning and realignment solutions…
Spine surgery continues to evolve as surgeons refine minimally invasive techniques, expand motion-preserving options and adopt new technologies while tackling increasingly complex spinal conditions. The following 15 spine surgeons are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership.…
Michael Knudsen, MD, spent years learning how to make the right diagnosis, choose the right operation and perform it well. Then, he became an attending and discovered how much of being a surgeon happens outside the operating room. “You suddenly…
Spine surgery’s technology boom is making operations more precise, less invasive and increasingly data-driven. It is also creating a new set of problems. As robotics, navigation, AI, endoscopy and neurotechnology move deeper into spine care, surgeons are confronting limitations that…
Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo will transition to executive chair of the board of directors Jan. 1, 2027, as President and COO Spencer Stiles succeeds him as CEO. Mr. Stiles will also join Stryker’s board as part of the leadership transition,…