Spine

Dr. Jared Brandoff, a spinal surgeon and fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, has joined the medical team at White Plains Hospital in New York in a recent division that aligns hospital services with physicians.

Seven spine surgeons discuss the number of cases they could bring into an ambulatory surgery center.

The Center for Musculoskeletal Care at New York University's Langone Medical Center, a stand-alone facility that combines therapeutic and medical technology with the full services of NYU's medical center, opened its doors last week.

Kenneth Pettine, MD, a spine surgeon in Loveland, Colo., and co-founder of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, discusses the inaugural meeting of SASS last November in Chicago.

Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC, senior consultant with KarenZupko & Associates, recently outlined steps to make sure spinal injection are coded accurately in an AAOS Now report.

Members of the FC Dallas soccer team with back pain might be breathing collective sighs of relief, thanks to a recent collaboration.

Joseph C. Maroon, MD, professor and vice chair of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was recently honored by Indiana University with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

Here are 20 spine surgeons involved with physician-owned hospitals around the country.

After ousting spinal services in 2008, St. Joseph Health Center in Trumbull County, Ohio – near Youngstown – once again boasts a full line of spinal treatment.

Our current reimbursement model assumes all physicians perform equal treatment with the same outcomes because payors reimburse at the same level regardless of the quality of care. However, as spine surgeons know, not every surgeon has the same level of…