Steven Falowski, MD, performed the first live feed neurosurgery at St. Luke’s University Health Network, so Medtronic engineers could see their products in use.
Andrew S. Chi, MD, was named co-director of the NYU Langone Brain Tumor Center and chief of neuro-oncology at the Laura and Isaac Perimutter Cancer Center.
European spine surgeon, Martin Deeg, MD, joined Medovex’s board.
NYC Surgical Associates welcomed Arien Smith, MD, who specializes in neurosurgery and spine surgery.
Advanced Spine Institute’s Rad Payman, MD, developed a minimally invasive microlaminectomy procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis.
Neurosurgeon Ezriel Kornel, MD, the first successful physician to treat Legionnaires’ disease in 1978, shared his concerns about the current outbreak in the Bronx.
Yu-Po Lee, MD, joined the UC Irvine department of orthopedic surgery.
California-based spine surgeon Sanjay K. Khurana, MD, commented on a new minimally invasive spine surgery technique to relieve back pain — the AIRO spinal fusion.
Neurosurgeon Uzma Samadani, MD, was featured in a WDay news report after developing a test to assess concussion without blood tests or imaging studies; the test tracks eye movement and pupil position.
Richard Fessler, MD, was featured on Chicago’s WGN discussing treatment for spinal cord injury using stem cells. He hopes to enroll three patients initially to participate in a study injecting stem cells into the patient’s damaged cervical spine after injury.
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