Neurosurgeon Navraj Heran, MD, performed the 100th surgical implantation of Aurora Spine's Zip Ultra minimally invasive interspinous device at False Creek Healthcare Centre in Vancouver, Canada.
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Amit Y. Schwartz, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at New York City-based Maimonides Spine Center.
Nanosurface technology company Titan Spine appointed Brian Burke COO, The Daily Times reports.
A retired orthopedic surgeon based in Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and unlawfully dispensing pain medications, WJAC TV reports.
Onkos Surgical is working with Insight Medical Systems to use their ARVIS (Augmented Reality Visualization and Information System) in tumor surgery and musculoskeletal oncology.
UnitedHealthcare issued a new positive medical policy for lumbar total disc replacement, covering single-level procedures for patients with degenerative disc disease.
The under-diagnosis of and limited treatment options for patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCF) can contribute to poor outcomes among VCF patients, opioid reliance and added cost to the healthcare system. Vertebral compression fractures often occur among adults with osteoporosis…
Spine surgeons are more likely to receive favorable online reviews for factors related to outcomes, physician likeability and character, according to an observational study in Spine.
Orthopedic surgeons Arthur Strahan, MD, and Douglas Duncan, MD, are now seeing patients at Christus Trinity Clinic in Marshall, Texas, The Marshall News Messenger reports.