Spine

Here are five qualities of effective spine surgeon leaders who make their practices more successful.

Treatment for orthopedic and spine injuries and conditions can have a huge economic impact on individuals as well as society. However, untreated orthopedic injuries and conditions often leave people unable to work, placing additional economic strain on patients and families.…

Karen Reiter, administrator at DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., discusses five initiatives her surgery center has taken on to improve the patient and physician experience at the ASC.

George Rappard, MD, founder of the Los Angeles Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, is serving as the principal investigator of a clinical trial studying the Device for Intervertebral Assisted Motion as a minimally invasive alternative for back pain treatment.

BlueCross BlueShield has named Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., a Blue Distinction Center in the areas of spine surgery and knee and hip replacement, according to an Argus Leader report.

Here are 18 spine surgeons and specialists that were recently appointed to prestigious positions or achieved notable accomplishments.

Westside Surgical Hospital in Houston, a multispecialty physican-owend hospital, has acquired the Mazor Robotics Renaissance system, one of seven systems being used in Texas, according to a Mazor Robotics news release.

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon and the president and managing partner of Orthopaedic and Spine Center, in Newport News, Va. He is also the chief of surgery at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News.

A. Nick Shamie, MD, a spine surgeon with the UCLA Health System, discusses how the sequester and looming budget cuts will impact spine surgeons in the future.

Spine Team Texas based in Rockwall has announced that it is the first facility in the Dallas area to implant Precision Spectra, a spinal cord stimulator.