Spine

Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, MD, has joined Mercy Medical Center in Merced, Calif., as the center's first spine surgeon, according to the Merced Sun-Star.

The September issue of Spine included statistics on spending related to ambulatory spine care from 1999 to 2008, according to US News Health.

Here are 18 spine surgeons on the move this year.

Here are five options spine surgeons are exploring for partnerships with hospitals that don't include employment.

Surgeons have been seeing sudden and unannounced coverage changes for common spinal procedures over the past year, leading to denied claims and a loss of revenue and resources. The strategies used by many insurance companies to rein in costs have…

Zachariah George, MD, has joined Neurological Surgery, P.C., a Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based private practice of neurosurgeons and allied specialists.

Spine surgeons discuss seven ways surgeons can enhance revenue at their practices.

Here are 15 spine surgeon leaders at large public hospitals. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! Bijan Bakhtian, MD (Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, Fla.). Dr. Bakhtian is the medical…

Neurosurgeons at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., performed spine surgery on Tulane University safety Devon Walker.

Neurosurgeon in training Anand Veeravagu has been appointed to the 2012-2013 class of White House Fellows, according to the Palo Alto Daily News.