Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
For years, the most common reason Bozeman (Mont.) Health sent a trauma patient elsewhere was a head injury. The nearest neurosurgical care was a two-hour drive away in good weather, or an hour-long flight that weather often grounded. In October,…
Hospitals know what they pay for spinal implants. What they may not know is how much it costs to get those implants into the operating room. Behind every spine procedure is an extensive network of sterile processing technicians, equipment handlers,…
New spine implants and surgical technologies promise better outcomes, but surgeons say early warning signs can outweigh the need for definitive long-term data. From unexpected complications and implant failures to questionable industry relationships, surgeons are drawing firm lines on when…
Globus Medical has acquired Synaptive Medical, expanding its portfolio of technologies used in cranial neurosurgery. The deal closed Aug. 4 through a court-appointed receivership process, according to a Nov. 3 news release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Synaptive develops technologies…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center appointed Hanna Algattas, MD, chief of service for neurosurgery. Dr. Algattas joined ECMC in 2023. His clinical focus includes complex open and endoscopic treatment of skull base and pituitary disease, neuro-oncology and minimally invasive…
The Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School has named Joseph Neimat, MD, chair of its department of neurosurgery, effective Jan. 29, 2027. Dr. Neimat currently serves as chair and professor of neurosurgery at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He…
John Cowan, MD, a neurosurgeon who has practiced medicine in Georgia for more than a decade, won Georgia’s 11th Congressional District election Nov. 3, defeating Democratic attorney Chris Harden, according to a Nov. 3 Atlanta News First report. Dr. Cowan,…
Nearly all neurosurgeons carry lasting emotional effects after surgical complications, according to research in the August 2026 issue of Neurosurgical Focus. The issue, from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, is devoted to grief in neurosurgery. Grief has been widely…
East Meadow, N.Y.-based Grewal Orthopedic & Spine Care will open its fifth office, in Huntington, N.Y., in January 2027, adding orthopedic, spine and physical therapy services for patients in Suffolk County. The office at 7 Lawrence Hill Rd. will pair…
Age alone is becoming a less reliable measure of surgical risk as spine surgeons treat patients with increasingly complex medical needs. Osteoporosis, frailty, limited support at home and the potential consequences of revision surgery are complicating decisions about which patients…