Spine

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder and head neurosurgeon of BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif., discusses the most important elements driving the trend toward minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent…

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The North American Spine Society will launch a pilot registry program next month to collect data on spine treatment clinical outcomes.

Here are 38 spine surgeons who are focusing on motion preservation. If you would like to recommend an addition to this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.

A. Nick Shamie, MD, associate professor of spine surgery at UCLA and president of the American College of Spine Surgery, discusses new payment models on the horizon and how spine surgeons will fit into accountable care organizations.

Charles Haworth, MD, has joined FirstHealth University of North Carolina Neurosurgery, according to Your Daily Journal.

Jeffrey Nees, MD, is an neurosurgeon with Laser Spine Institute, based at its Oklahoma City surgery center. He previously served as a general neurosurgeon in Norman, Okla., where he was one of the first surgeons in the area to perform…

The Plano-based Texas Back Institute is celebrating 35 years of medical innovation, surgical fellowships and patient care.

Here are 10 hospitals that have expanded their spine programs and services over the past few months.

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule last week, which includes a few updates for spine coding, according to a report from the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.