Author: Staff

Eight spine surgeons discuss the technology at the forefront of the field today and on the horizon.

Degenerative spine disease is a growing problem and will become even more prevalent as baby boomers age. In response, healthcare providers are on the lookout for procedures that provide reliable relief to patients, while minimizing surgical risk and optimizing profit.

Richard Myers, MD, is an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk, Va., and Virginia Beach, Va.

Four orthopedic surgeons left Northern Arizona Orthopaedics when it joined Northern Arizona Healthcare, which also manages Flagstaff Medical Center, earlier this summer, according to the Arizona Daily Sun.

Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak plans to retire as CEO at the end of the 2020 fiscal year.

Vern Cooley, MD, performed knee surgery on Tiger Woods, according to a statement on Mr. Woods' Twitter account.

The FDA granted ApiFix, a motion-preservation scoliosis correction company, the humanitarian device exemption for its minimally invasive deformity correction system.

Four leaders of spine and neurosurgery departments at hospitals and health systems across the country outline the big changes in healthcare affecting them today and how their departments are evolving.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will likely perform elbow surgery on San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval, according to ESPN News.

Scott Lynch, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and former director of athletic medicine for Penn State, sued the school and multiple officials, alleging they interfered with medical decisions and then retaliated against him after he reported it, according to Onward State.