Spine surgery has no shortage of innovation. New implants appear, new navigation systems gain traction and AI keeps inching closer to daily practice. But J. Patrick Johnson, MD, believes the long-term health of a spine program depends less on technology…
Author: Sophie Eydis
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has appointed Austin Fragomen, MD, as chief of its Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, one of the leading programs of its kind worldwide. Dr. Fragomen has practiced at HSS since 2005 and…
Bloomington-based Indiana University has launched a statewide consortium to accelerate musculoskeletal research, treatment and manufacturing, as bone fractures and mobility loss surge among older adults. The Indiana Musculoskeletal Health Partnership for the Advancement of Care & Treatment brings together more…
As spine programs expand, the conversation often defaults to scale: more surgeons, more volume, more complexity and a constant pressure to keep up with fast-moving technology. David Skaggs, MD, co-director of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Spine and director of pediatric orthopedics…
As spine surgery races toward a more automated future, Andrew Meyers, DO, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Orthopaedic & Spine Clinic Of Louisiana in Monroe has a perspective many leaders don’t, not because he’s anti-technology, but because he trained…
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Texas Tech Health El Paso will launch an orthopedic surgery residency program at University Medical Center of El Paso beginning July 1. The five-year program will train three residents per year, aiming to increase the number of orthopedic surgeons in…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health became the first health system in Florida to complete a pediatric scoliosis surgery using a robotic guidance system. The procedure was performed as part of a two-stage surgical plan to treat a young patient with…
Jay Lieberman, MD, has watched total joint arthroplasty transform over the last decade, tighter perioperative protocols, shorter lengths of stay and an industrywide push toward measuring outcomes with increasing precision. But the chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at…
A study on intraoperative neuromonitoring in spine surgery has been named the 2025 winner of the Douglas C. Burton Best Adult Spine Deformity Article by Spine Deformity, the official journal of the Scoliosis Research Society. The study found that recovery…
Marc Greenberg, MD, a minimally invasive spine surgeon at Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics, has operated in some of the most complex environments in spine surgery, but when he talks about what makes a patient experience better in 2026, he doesn’t…