Jacques Hacquebord, MD, works in some of orthopedic surgery’s most technologically ambitious territory. He treats severe nerve and limb injuries and works in bionic reconstruction, where advanced surgery can be coupled with increasingly sophisticated prosthetic technology to restore function. Yet…
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Robotics and navigation have given spine surgeons new levels of precision and reproducibility in the operating room. Colin Rhoads, DO, sees significant value in those advances, when surgeons understand both what the technology can do and where their own judgment…
Walter Eckman, MD, a neurosurgeon who developed minimally invasive spine surgery technology and secured 20 patents related to spinal surgery products, died Sept. 24 at 82. Dr. Eckman established a private neurosurgical practice in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1976. While…
Insurer requirements are having the greatest effect on spine surgeons’ control over patient care, according to a recent Becker’s LinkedIn poll. Among 187 respondents, 73% selected insurer requirements when asked which force has most significantly affected spine surgeons’ level of…
The first years after spine fellowship do not always come with a gentle learning curve. A young surgeon may expect to start with straightforward cases and gradually take on more difficult ones. The reality, Megan Johnson, MD, said, can look…
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Spine surgery has more treatment options than ever. Using them is getting more complicated. Payers are reaching further into surgical planning. Medicare reimbursement remains under pressure. Surgeons are becoming more selective about fusion and which patients should reach the operating…
Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, MD, was invested in the Harry P. Ward Chancellor’s Distinguished Chair during a Sept. 29 ceremony. Dr. Barnes, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint reconstruction…
DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad (Calif.) partnered with San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare and will be co-branded as Sharp DISC Surgery Center Carlsbad. Sharp is a strategic equity partner in the surgery center. The organizations will work together to integrate diagnostics,…
Hasani Swindell, MD, has treated professional athletes whose livelihoods depend on getting back on the field. Now, he practices in Brooklyn, N.Y., where many of his patients have a different reason they cannot afford to stay sidelined: Their livelihoods depend…
Julian “JP” Price, MD, has spent enough time performing revision spine surgery to see what happens when an operation succeeds technically but fails to solve the patient’s problem. The fusion may heal. The implants may remain intact. Yet if the…