David Skaggs, MD, and Theodore Goldstein, MD, are co-directors of Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles.

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.

Healthgrades shared its lists for excellence in spine surgery.

Dr. Russ P. Nockels, a board-certified neurological surgeon with expertise in spine surgery, joined NorthShore Neurological Institute at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights, Ill. in July 2023. 

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock named Hector Enrique Soriano-Baron, MD, as co-director of spine services, according to an Oct. 24 news release. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center has received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for advanced certification in spine surgery. 

Richard Menger, MD, earned the Samuel Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons for the second year in a row, Gulf Coast Media reported Oct. 23. 

Healthgrades shared its lists for excellence in specialty care Oct. 24.

Endoscopic techniques are something spine surgeons have predicted would take off over the next decade.

Spine surgeon Mario Taylor, MD, joined OrthoArizona, the Chandler Independent reported Oct. 20.

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Moe Lim, MD, is division chief of adult spine surgery at UNC Orthopaedics in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Stanford (Calif.) Medicine has performed the first ever spine surgery using Surgical Theater's augmented reality technology. 

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The North American Spine Society honored four physicians in its 2023 Recognition Awards.

SpineLine, the publication of the North American Spine Society, has named its 2023 class of "20 under 40," which highlights 20 musculoskeletal-focused physicians under 40 making a name for themselves in the orthopedic and spine industry. 

Orthopedic spine surgeon Jeffrey Roh, MD, has been added as a partner at the newly opened Advanced Neurosurgery of Hawaii in Honolulu. 

Spine surgeon Michael Gallizzi, MD, has had his eye on endoscopic spine surgery for years. 

Zoher Ghogawala, MD, is the new president of the North American Spine Society, the organization said Oct. 18.