Spine

A recent consumer report ranked the health professionals that provide treatment for lower back pain by patient satisfaction and found that 44 percent of patients were "highly satisfied" with back pain treatment and advice from physician specialists.

SpineMark and Quiron Hospital Group have partnered to open the Quirón Torrevieja Spine Center in Torrevieja, Spain.

John Ehteshami, MD, and Abram Burgher, MD, have joined Spine Treatment Centers of America in order to provide patients in the Phoenix and Scottsdale region with neck and back pain relief.

Richard Kube, MD, was one of the first doctors in the US and the first surgeon in Illinois to perform a procedure with the Coflex Interlaminar Implant, which functions as an alternative to spinal fusion, according to a report by…

Here are five efficient and effective ways for spine practices to increase patient volume. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! 1. Use marketing tools to brand your practice. Surgeons must…

The Aleh Foundation has given Lee Tessler, MD, FAANS, FACS, executive director and co-surgical director of the Long Island Brain Tumor Center at Neurological Surgery, P.C. in New York, a community service award for excellence in medical care.

Haralambos Demetriades, MD, board certified spine surgeon, has been recruited to the CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, N.J., in order to expand the center's orthopedic staff.  

The Food and Drug Administration granted 22 spine-related 510(k) clearances in February.

* For "100 Hospitals With Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs" from the Monday, March 12 Spine E-weekly, Click Here.Masaki Oishi, MD, board certified neurosurgeon, will begin performing surgeries with the Mazor Robotics Renaissance System at the Kraus Back and Neck…

Darlene Shiley has donated $5 million to Scripps Health to build the Donald P. and Darlene V. Shiley Musculoskeletal Center in La Jolla, Calif., according to a Fox5 San Diego report.