Spine

Neurosurgeon Alexander Küffer, MD, PhD, joined Tampa General Hospital Brooksville (Fla.), according to an April 7 LinkedIn post. Dr. Küffer has expertise in spinal deformities and cerebrovascular and skull base disorders. He earned his medical degree at the University of…

Physicians at Advanced Surgery Center of Beverly Hills (Calif.) have performed the first post-FDA-approval case using the Synergy Disc. Todd Lanman, MD, and Joel Beckett, MD, completed a three-level cervical disc replacement procedure five weeks after the device received premarket…

Some spine practices and health systems are rapidly expanding into new markets, but for local physicians that isn’t always a bad thing. Two spine surgeons talk about the opportunities new players in their markets bring. Ask Spine Surgeons is a…

New York City-based Weill Cornell and Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center will add Aclarion’s Nociscan tool, according to an April 8 news release. Weill Cornell and Aclarion established a commercial agreement, and Nociscan will be used as part…

For spine surgeon Shaleen Vira, MD, 2026 will be a time of growth at Banner Health as his team looks to expand and strengthen its presence in the Phoenix region. Dr. Vira is chief of orthopedic spine surgery with Phoenix-based…

Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health has opened an orthopedic spine surgery clinic, according to an April 6 report by ABC affiliate WTVD.  The health system held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the clinic, which will provide coordinated care for patients…

Paul McAfee, MD, director of the Baltimore-based Scoliosis and Spine Center of Maryland, has spent four decades at the intersection of spine surgery and product development, helping develop and advise companies that collectively represent roughly $8 billion in exits. Now,…

Spine surgeon Franklin Lee, DO, joined the practice of Marc Agulnick MD, Dr. Lee said in an April 3 email to Becker’s. Dr. Lee joined Dr. Agulnick’s practice in Garden City, N.Y., in March, according to his LinkedIn profile. Dr.…

On April 1, the University of California, San Francisco Health’s department of orthopedic surgery  appointed Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD, to three positions: chief of orthopedic spine surgery, co-director of the UCSF Spine Center and UCSF system medical director of value-based…

Edward Dohring, MD, founder of Scottsdale-based Spine Institute of Arizona, earned the 2026 HonorHealth President Lifetime Achievement Award. HonorHealth’s President Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes physicians for their expertise, commitment, collaboration and compassion, and nominations are submitted from folks across the…