Aclarion is continuing to build its surgeon advisory team and added Christopher Ames, MD, of University of California at San Francisco.

Here are three federal updates involving spine and orthopedics since Nov. 30:

Eric Potts, MD, was named as an adviser for Aclarion, the medtech company said Dec. 21.

Jessica Clymer, MD, joined Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone in New York City as director of the pediatric neuro-oncology department, the hospital said Dec. 20.

Surglasses' Caduceus S augmented reality spine navigation system received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, the devicemaker said Dec. 19.

The North American Spine Society has been working to assist one of its members and his family to safely leave Afghanistan.

Juan Uribe, MD, division chief of spinal disorders at Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute, was named as an adviser for Aclarion, the medtech company said Dec. 19.

Luke Macyszyn, MD, joined Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center as a physician partner, the practice said Dec. 19.

Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute was recognized as the world's top-rated spine care expert for the second consecutive year by Expertscape.

Despite pushback from payers and some reimbursement and training obstacles, many spine surgeons expect endoscopic spine surgery to become more prominent in the U.S. over the next decade. 

Here are more than 70 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons who have moved to new practices or updated their titles in 2022:

Lee Health’s Lee Physician Group in Fort Myers, Fla. hired four neurosurgeons, the health system said Dec. 14.

A medical office building housing a spine hospital was acquired by Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Remedy Medical Properties.

Joshua Herzog, MD, of OrthoVirginia performed the state's first spine surgery with Surgalign's Holo Portal guidance system, the medtech company said Dec. 13.

Neurosurgeon Brian Fiani, DO, plans to host the world's first spine surgery seminar in the Metaverse.

In February, Becker's published a list of 23 spine device companies to watch in 2022. Here is what they have been up to this year: 

Here are 10 places looking for spine surgeons, using Linkedin's job search tool:

University of Texas at Dallas' Ted Price, PhD, has been awarded $11.3 million on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to launch a new research center to study origins of pain over the next five years, according to a Dec. 8 report in The Dallas Morning News. 

Neurosurgeon Lokesh Tantuwaya, MD, 55, was sentenced five years for taking about $3.3 million in bribes for performing at the now-defunct Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, Calif.

Consolidation is rife across the healthcare industry, and it is happening among physicians, payers, corporate entities and hospital groups.