Spine

International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery President Luis Pimenta, MD, and Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs Gunnar Andersson, MD, and Frank Phillips, MD, submitted comments to Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for CMS, weighing in on the agency's proposed changes to…

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons announced it will introduce a new innovation and technology symposium at its annual meeting, Oct. 19-23, 2013, in San Francisco.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has granted a Cedars-Sinai research team, led by principal investigator Dan Gazit, PhD, DMD, a $5.18 million grant for the study and advancement of stem cell technologies in segmental bone defects, according to a…

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, represented by President Luis Pimenta, MD, PhD, and Chair of Coding and Reimbursement Morgan O. Lorio, MD, recently wrote a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn B. Tavenner commenting on the proposed…

Several factors impact access to spine care. As the aging population increases along with life expectancy, the medical field will see a diminishing number of back pain specialists and spine surgeons to care for patients. Coupled with declining reimbursements and…

Morristown, N.J.-based Tyber Medical, a medical device company, announced it has added Ira Fedder, MD, and R. Douglas Orr, MD, as surgeon advisors.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Alexandria, Minn.-based Tristate Brain and Spine Institute, formerly known as Central Minnesota Spine Center announced the opening of its new facility in Alexandria.

Wayne J. Miller, Esq., a healthcare transaction and regulatory attorney and founding partner of Compliance Law Group in Los Angeles, Calif., discusses 10 essential elements of hospital on-call contracts for spine surgeons.

Edward D. Simmons, MD, announced that he will partner with Ross Sherban, DO, to create the Simmons & Sherban Orthopaedic and Spine in Buffalo, N.Y.