The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education accredits 11,000 residency programs in the U.S. annually and removed credentials from eight programs this year.
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Kern Singh, MD, and his surgical team performed the first four minimally invasive outpatient spine surgeries at a new surgical facility in Oak Brook, Ill., on Nov. 7.
Carrum Health in San Francisco recently partnered with Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute as its newest center of excellence.
Nexxt Spine purchased the industrial building housing its Noblesville, Ind., headquarters to double the size of its operation, the Indianapolis Business Journal reports.
Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers offered veterans free spine examinations Nov. 11.
Domagoj Coric, MD, is chief of the department of neurosurgery at Carolinas Medical Center and spine division chief of Atrium Musculoskeletal Institute, both of Charlotte, N.C.
Tamara Chachashvili, MD, died Oct. 27 following a brief illness.
Port Townsend, Wash.-based Jefferson Healthcare added Joseph Meyerson, MD, to its surgical staff in October, reports Peninsula Daily News.
A lawsuit accusing Aetna Life Insurance of wrongly denying coverage for lumbar artificial disc replacement surgery was dismissed by a federal judge, Bloomberg Law reports.
Pediatric neurosurgeon Tim George, MD, died after suffering a medical issue during a Michelin Sports Car race in Florida on Nov. 10, reports KXAN.