Spine

Research physicians from the Spine Institute of Louisiana were honored at the North American Spine Society's annual meeting with the 2012 Outstanding Paper Award for Surgical Science, according to KTBS.

North American Spine Society members attended a telephone town hall meeting with Rep. Michael Burgess, MD (R-Texas), to discuss healthcare policies, according to SpineLine.

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder and head neurosurgeon of BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif., discusses the benefits and challenges of building and leading a multispecialty spine practice. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to…

Three experts discuss how spine surgeons and practices are meeting the financial and regulatory demands of healthcare reform.

ISTO Technologies released a study featuring promising results for NuQu, a cell-based biological therapy for the treatment of low back pain.

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco analyzed data on hospital readmissions following spine surgery and found numbers larger than expected or appropriate.

Here are 12 spine surgeons who are leading new hospital spine programs that opened in 2012. If you would like to recommend another surgeon for this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.

Frontier Medical Device received its first FDA approval for the Lateral Locking Cage, a spine device for less invasive fusion, according to Upper Michigan Source.

The West Anaheim Medical Center in California opened its new spinal program, according to OC Metro.

The healthcare environment is rapidly evolving, creating opportunities for some spine surgeons to succeed while others are left in the dust. Todd Albert, MD, spine surgeon and president of Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, talks about what it takes for spine…