Spine

Minimally invasive spine surgery has been available for several years, but the trend has just begun picking up steam across the country. Many surgeons who learned traditional open surgery are content with those procedures, but more spine fellows are seeking…

At the 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FAANS, was named as the AANS 2013-2014 president.

Kansas Orthopaedic Center in Wichita is planning to add Alan Moskowitz, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.

A recent study of five year data for patients who underwent cervical total disc replacement or anterior cervical discectomy and fusion show a five-fold difference in reoperation rates, according to a study published in Spine.

Three spine surgeons share strategies for creating and maintaining an effective patient-centric business model at spine practices.

The North American Spine Society is planning to release a documentary on its efforts to weigh in on policy issues in Washington, D.C.

South County Spine Care has moved to a larger location at the Barranca Medical Plaza in Irvine, Calif.

Douglas Won, MD, founder and director of Minimally Invasive SpineCARE in Dallas, discusses six steps spine practices can take to improve profits.

Hallett Mathews, MD, MBA, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical officer of New York City-based Paradigm Spine, LLC, a non-fusion spinal implant and device technology manufacturer. Dr. Mathews is also a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and minimally invasive…

The North American Spine Society has sent a letter to Fred Upton, chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, outlining the reforms NASS believes the Sustainable Growth Rate replacement draft proposal would benefit from.