Two spine surgeons have been making waves on the entrepreneurial front in the past month.

Eleven spine surgeons and one physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist discuss how their patient evaluation considerations have changed during the pandemic and how their practice has evolved to telemedicine.

An eight-person physician workgroup led by retired spine surgeon David Hanscom, MD, is advocating for a new approach to treating COVID-19 patients.

Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics will add Lauren Matteini, MD, to its practice Sept. 1.

The FDA has approved the third drug for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, which affects the optic nerves and spinal cord, according to an Aug. 17 news release.

Here are two female neurosurgeons making the news in the past month:

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons that made headlines last week:

Spine surgeon Daryll Dykes, MD, PhD, joined the orthopedic team at Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital, according to auburnpub.com.

Wooster, Ohio-based Bloomington Orthopedic Specialists has welcomed spine surgeon Marcus Newton, DO, to its team, This Week Community News reported Aug. 23.

On Sept. 1, Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, will become the first neurosurgery chair in Canada, assuming the role of chair of neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, The Globe and Mail reports.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between Aug. 17 and 21:

Columbus Children's Foundation, a nonprofit biotech organization, has appointed neurosurgeon Krystof Bankiewicz, MD, PhD, president and CEO, according to an Aug. 20 news release.

Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association have found relative success with the resumption of play during the COVID-19 pandemic in their respective campaigns.

Providence, R.I.-Based University Orthopedics has welcomed the return of Eren Kuris, MD, after he spent one year away completing a spine surgery fellowship.

Lawson, Mo.-based spine surgeon Jason Montone, DO, and distributor John Balzer of Lenexa, Kan., have agreed to plead guilty to charges of conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and obstructing the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into that kickback scheme.

Total disc arthroplasty using the anterior approach was the 23rd most expensive procedure done in ASCs in 2019, according to a Definitive Healthcare ranking.

Following are four spine surgeons who graduated from the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute fellowship program in Philadelphia this year and where they are taking their practices:

Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine has appointed Michael Lim, MD, chair of its department of neurosurgery, effective Sept. 1

MyMOC, a startup tackling physician burnout with its MOCingbird app, opened an office in North Kingstown, R.I., in August, The NK Standard-Times reports.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has honored neurosurgeon Joseph Maroon, MD, with the 2020 UPMC Loren Roth Clinician of Courage Award, Steelers.com reported Aug. 16.