Author: Staff

The department of neurosurgery at University of Wisconsin Madison received a donation from the J.P. Cullen Foundation, according to GazetteXtra.

Bone Therapeutics, a Gosselies, Belgium-headquartered bone cell therapy company, completed a trial of the first minimally invasive revision spinal surgery using its bone cell therapy product.

S. Rajasekaran, MS, director of Ganga Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India, received the Walter P. Blount Humanitarian International Award, according to Business Standard.

Catherine Gallo, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with NeuroSpine Institute in Eugene, Ore.

Rad Payman, MD, of Advanced Spine Institute will provide spinal care to Tehachapi, Calif., residents through the Bakersfield and Lancaster offices, according to Tehachapi News.

Stryker Navigation designed the SpineMask Tracker, the first non-invasive patient tracker that doesn't require another incision for tracking during minimally invasive spine surgery.

Laser Spine Institute's Philadelphia facility received the gold-level Planetree Designation for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care.

Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center welcomed Mitchell Hardenbrook, MD, to its medical staff, according to MetroWest Daily News.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health added Christopher Elder, MD, to its physician team, according to a Citizen-Times report.

Anthony Alessi, MD, is heading the University of Connecticut's NeuroSport program in Storrs, according to Norwich Bulletin.