Drs. Charles Mick, Mick Perez-Cruet & more: 8 spine surgeons in the headlines this week

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Here are eight spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.

The Jazz Foundation of America honored Daveed Frazier, MD, for his successes in orthopedic spine surgery and his commitment to the jazz community.

 

The Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery welcomed Neal Patel, MD, to their team.

 

Sonia Geschwindt, MD, joined UP Health System's Marquette (Mich.) Brain and Spine Center.

 

Neurosurgeon Ramon Salumbides, MD, retired from CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Neb.

 

Crain's Detroit named M14Spine, founded by Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, one of the Most Innovative Companies. The company is focused on a technology used to reconstruct the spine using stem cells.

 

Charles Mick, MD, was quoted in USA Today, discussing ProPublica's "Surgeon Scorecard" database. The database outlined complication rates for each provider, and Dr. Mick hoped it would better inform patients about required surgeries.

 

When SpineGuard and Zavation validated combined components for the DSG smart screw, Peter G. Gabos, MD, commented that procedures are becoming more complex, but with incredible results that they "could not have imagined even a decade ago."

 

Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, finished his 100th case using the SpineFrontier PedFuse REmind Screws. The procedure was an L5-S1 posterior lumbar fusion for a 69-year-old patient.

 

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