Spine

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System announced it has added a new neurosurgery residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Spine surgeon researchers led by Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, conducted a study to develop a widely accepted, comprehensive thoracolumbar spine injury classification system and then published their results in Spine.

Monica C. Wehby, MD, a neurosurgeon based in Portland, Ore., announced she would resign her post on the American Association of Neurological Surgeons board of directors to run for the United States Senate.

How do physicians, payers and hospitals define "quality" in spine care?

Scott Boswell, MD, a neurosurgeon at Salina (Kan.) Regional Neurosurgery, which is part of Salina Regional Health Center, has started seeing patients at St. Rose's Specialty Clinic in Great Bend, Kan., according to a GB Tribune report.  

Bothell, Wash.-based Spine Institute Northwest announced the addition of Dawei Lu, MD, to its medical staff.

An article published in Spine outlined the current state of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and where treatment is headed in the future.

Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital Health Network has completed the construction of The Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center, according to a Fox 19 report.

William Barrick, MD, co-director of spine surgery at Saint Francis Hospital in New York and president of the Dutchess County Medical Society, recently penned an editorial in the Poughkeepsie Journal about the impact of healthcare reform.

Eight spine surgeons discuss where the spine industry should be focusing its attention currently.