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James Andrews, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on the Kansas City Chiefs' running back Jamaal Charles, according to ESPN.

John E. Hill, a partner at Louisville, Ky.-based HSG, a firm that helps healthcare organizations devise compensation formulas, and other industry leaders delved into the nature of physician bonuses and why hospitals may make them unattainable, Medscape reported.

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City received a Spinal Cord Injury Model System grant from the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research.

Westminster, Colo.-based Cerapedics won a Best Technology Award for spine care, as part of the 2016 Orthopedics This Week Spine Technology Awards.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic recommended nine strategies for healthcare organizations to combat physician burnout, which impacts productivity, turnover rates and quality of care.

Here are five spine surgeons in the headlines for the week of Nov. 18, 2016.

D. Greg Anderson, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Philadelphia's Rothman Institute.

Hospital employment of physicians is increasing, but the level of physician engagement can make a big difference, according to the Gallup Physician Engagement Survey.

Five spine surgeons weigh in on the qualities that high-performing spine leaders possess.

Researchers conducted a pooled analysis of 1,479 population-based measurement studies with 19.1 million people to reveal hypertension trends between 1975 and 2015, according to The Lancet.