Spine

Stefan Prada, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Laser Spine Institute's Tampa, Fla., facility. Dr. Prada is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and he has an interest in treating with minimally invasive, endoscopic procedures.

The Orange-based Brain and Spine Institute of California opened a new location in Chino Hills to treat even more spine patients.

Here are 10 hospitals recently upgrading their spine services.

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery has created a new advocacy organization, the International Advocates for Spine Patients.

The Washington state Health Care Authority's office of Health Technology Assessment is seeking input on cervical spine fusion for degenerative disc disease.

Here are six spine surgeons discussing the biggest opportunities for growth in the spine field.

Here are five orthopedic- or spine-driven ambulatory surgery centers that were opened or will open in 2012.

Beaumont Health System plans to build an $18 million, 80,000-square-foot neuroscience center on its Royal Oak, Mich., campus, according to The Detroit News.

Here are 62 spine surgeon inventors to know.

The Houston Orthopedic and Spine Hospital purchased a Renaissance Mazor Robotics spine system, and will be among the first orthopedic spine specialty practices in the city to offer robotic minimally invasive spine surgeries.