Problems with the radiograph or intraoperative markers were the leading root causes of wrong site spinal surgery in the Veterans Health Administration, according to a study in Clinical Spine Surgery. By Shayna Korol - 1/28/19

Isador Lieberman, MD, is president of Plano-based Texas Back Institute. He has a special interest in minimally invasive, robotic and endoscopic spine surgery, and has built a career on innovation in patient care. By Laura Dyrda - 1/27/19

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making headlines. By Shayna Korol - 1/25/19

A 12-week digital care program for patients suffering from lower back pain greatly reduced patients' interest in undergoing surgery, according to a study in npj Digital Medicine. By Shayna Korol - 1/25/19

Thomas Loumeau, MD, of Jesup-based Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia, performed one of the first endoscopic spine surgeries using joimax's 4K Endoscopic Spine Surgery System. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/25/19

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine developed an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol for spine and peripheral nerve surgery patients to reduce opioid dependency. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/25/19

Board-certified neurosurgeon John Dorman, MD, developed Circinus, a spinal surgery navigation app, according to the Odessa American. By Shayna Korol - 1/24/19

The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research assembled a task force to study the relative efficacy and safety of the most commonly used procedures to treat osteoporotic spinal fractures: vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/24/19

Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, founder of the Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles, weighs in on spinal fusion surgery trends. By Anuja Vaidya - 1/24/19

Weeks after a pediatric neurosurgeon and plastic surgeon filed a lawsuit against a Nebraska-based hospital alleging wrongful suspension, the hospital has filed a 16-page complaint disputing the accusations, according to a WOWT report. By Laura Dyrda - 1/24/19

Spine surgeon Andrew Parkinson, MD, is moving his practice in Oklahoma City seven miles north to across from the Oklahoma Spine Hospital in Oklahoma City. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/23/19

Here are the top 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from Jan. 14-18. By Shayna Korol - 1/22/19

Christopher Good, MD, will become one of the first spine surgeons to operate with the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance system. By Jackie Drees - 1/22/19

Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics' Donald McCartney, MD, performed free scoliosis surgeries on two siblings from Guatemala, according to Savannah Now. By Jackie Drees - 1/22/19

Washington Regional Medical Center's Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute in Fayetteville introduced two neurosurgeons to its team, according to Arkansas Business. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/22/19

Here are the four of the biggest spine and orthopedic infection control stories in 2018. By Shayna Korol - 1/18/19

Orthopedic surgeons are more likely to encounter perioperative bleeding, requiring transfusion, during posterior cervical decompression and fusion than neurosurgeons, according to a study in Spine. By Shayna Korol - 1/18/19

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons making headlines. By Shayna Korol - 1/18/19

Here are nine things to know about specialist compensation within the past year. By Jackie Drees - 1/18/19

Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston is hiring a neurosurgeon with a special interest in spine surgery, according to The New England Journal of Medicine Career Center. By Jackie Drees - 1/18/19