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NASS to 'reduce' board of directors
The North American Spine Society is reducing the size of its board of directors, the organization's president, Zoher Ghogawala, MD, said Nov. 3. -
Physicians still fighting prior authorization battles over removed codes
While UnitedHealthcare has recently taken steps to remove several orthopedic and spine codes from its list of procedures requiring prior authorization, surgeons are not necessarily seeing positive outcomes from code removals. -
Court upholds $2.8M verdict in botched spine case
A woman who won a $2.8 million verdict in a case against a spine surgeon will be able to keep the money, according to an Oct. 31 opinion from the Arizona Court of Appeals. -
The best advice from 4 spine surgeons' younger peers
Career mentorship can be a two-way street where both parties learn from each other. Here is what four spine surgeons have learned from younger physicians in the field. -
UPMC Neurological Institute names neurosurgery chief
John Braca, III, MD, was named chief of neurosurgery at the UPMC Neurological Institute and hospital services in central and north central Pennsylvania, Tri-State Alert reported Nov. 1. -
5 things to know about Columbia University's spine chief
Dean Chou, MD, is chief of the spine division at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. -
Mayfield Brain & Spine to collaborate with St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine and St. Elizabeth Healthcare have partnered to bring advanced stroke care to patients in Northern Kentucky. -
What's next for prone lateral spine surgery?
Prone lateral spine positioning has gained attention in recent years and has been touted for its efficiency in the operating room. But its future isn't completely clear yet. -
5 things to know about Jackson South Medical Center's spine chief
Ian Cote, MD, is chief of spine services at Jackson South Medical Center in Miami. -
8 spine surgeon moves in October
Here are 21 spine and neurosurgeons who joined new practices or added to their titles in October: -
Letter to the editor: Digital health misconceptions in musculoskeletal care
Becker’s published a response from Louis Levitt, MD, to the question “How do you feel about non-healthcare entities dipping their toes into the healthcare space?” In that response, Dr. Levitt spoke about digital healthcare companies focused on MSK issues, and specifically mentioned Sword Health. As a fellow spine surgeon and chief medical officer at Sword, I wanted to correct a few items that he got incorrect in his response, as well as some misconceptions he, and others in the medical field, have with how a platform like ours helps people suffering from pain. -
Dr. James Hicks joins Baldwin Bone & Joint
James Hicks, MD, recently joined the Spine Institute team at Baldwin Bone & Joint in Daphne, Ala. -
10 things to know about Hospital for Special Surgery's co-chiefs of spine
Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, and Andrew Sama, MD, are co-chiefs of spine surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. -
How 3 spine surgeons collaborate with other specialties
Spine surgery is not something a physician can always do alone. Often spine surgeons will team up with physicians across specialties before, during and after a case. -
Dr. Donald Corenman joins Advanced Neurosurgery of Hawaii
Donald Corenman, MD, joined Advanced Neurosurgery of Hawaii in Honolulu. -
Healthgrades' best spine hospitals 3 years running
Healthgrades shared its lists for excellence in specialty care, including spine surgery. Here are the hospitals recognized for spine surgery during the last three consecutive years: -
Hospital for Special Surgery appoints neurology, anesthesiology chiefs
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has appointed Lan Zhou, MD, as neurologist-in-chief and chair of HSS' department of neurology and Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, as anesthesiologist-in-chief and director of the department of anesthesiology, critical care and pain management. -
Dr. Hamid Abbasi to introduce OLLIF procedure in Orlando
Hamid Abbasi, MD, PhD, of Inspired Spine, will train Jose Jimenez-Almonte, MD, an Orlando-based spine surgeon, in the oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion procedure, according to an Oct. 25 news release. -
10 things to know about Cedars-Sinai Spine Center's leaders
David Skaggs, MD, and Theodore Goldstein, MD, are co-directors of Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles. -
Pennsylvania sees rise in outpatient joint replacements, spinal fusions
A new report from PHC4, an independent healthcare council in Pennsylvania, shows that certain orthopedic and spine procedures — total hip replacements, total knee replacements and spinal fusions — are increasingly moving to the outpatient setting, according to an Oct. 25 report from Central Penn Business Journal.
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