Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week. By Alan Condon - 10/18/19

Glenn Amundson, MD, a surgeon at Kansas City Spine and Sports Medicine Center, settled allegations that he sexually harassed and abused at least one female employee, the Kansas City Star reports. By Eric Oliver - 10/18/19

PayScale reports real-time salary data from over 54 million reports from job seekers, fact checking the data against private and public compensation data. By Rachel Popa - 10/17/19

A jury found that neurosurgeon Robert Replogle, MD, did not have to disclose his connection with spinal device company Spineology before receiving a patient's consent to a spinal fusion using one of the company's implants. By Alan Condon - 10/17/19

Two spine surgeons outline population health programs established in their practices. By Alan Condon - 10/16/19

A student at the University of Oklahoma in Norman was named a member of the 2019 Astronaut Scholar Class for research focusing on tissue engineering scaffolds that can be used to promote spinal cord regeneration. By Alan Condon - 10/16/19

The University of Utah in Salt Lake City unveiled six new professorships focusing on health and clinical research with Howard Colman, MD, earning a spot, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. By Alan Condon - 10/15/19

Researchers at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine discovered a way to pause spinal disc injuries, affording physicians more time to treat them. By Alan Condon - 10/14/19

Meic Schmidt, MD, was appointed to lead the Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico's department of neurosurgery. By Eric Oliver - 10/14/19

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois recognized Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., and Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital as Blue Distinction Centers+ for Spine Surgery, Patch reports. By Eric Oliver - 10/14/19

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, MBA, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine. Here, they discuss the goals for their tenure and discuss current trends in spine care. By Eric Oliver - 10/14/19

Saksith Smithason, MD, of Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Health will begin treating patients at Southeastern Multi-Specialty and Urgent Care Whiteville, N.C., reports The Fayetteville Observer. By Alan Condon - 10/14/19

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency gave Providence, R.I.-based Brown University $6.3 million to further develop an implantable device to repair neural connections in the spine, the Brown Daily Herald reports. By Eric Oliver - 10/11/19

Here are four spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week. By Alan Condon - 10/11/19

Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health performed its first spinal tumor ablation with radiofrequency in September, the first time the procedure was performed in the Inland Empire metro area. By Eric Oliver - 10/10/19

Here are three spine and neurosurgeons who received honors last month. By Alan Condon - 10/9/19

Neurosurgeon Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, and spine surgeon Isaada Thongtrangan, MD, share their thoughts on bundled payments and value-based care in spine. By Alan Condon - 10/9/19

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons added its new journal, Neurosurgery Open, to its list of publications. By Alan Condon - 10/9/19

Spine surgeon Nitin Khanna, MD, and Franciscan Health are participating in a national study on the long-term prognosis for patients who undergo micro decompression surgery to treat lumbar spinal stenosis, according to local radio station WIMS AM. By Angie Stewart - 10/9/19

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery compares the cost of inpatient spine surgery with procedures performed in an ASC. By Laura Dyrda - 10/7/19