Spine

Alexander Mason, MD, a neurosurgeon and spine specialists with Boulder (Colo.) Neurosurgical & Spine Associates, has been named as a Patients' Choice physician, according to a Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates news release.

Mortality and complication rates for patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery are lower when the patients are treated by high-volume surgeons and hospitals, according to a report published in Spine.

Tan Duy Ly, DO, recently joined Southeastern Spine Center & Research Institute in Sarasota, Fla., according to a report from The Bradenton.

Robert Gruber, DO, director of spinal diagnostics and therapeutics for Laser Spine Institute's Tampa, Fla., facility received recognition from Tampa Bay Business Journal as a leader in healthcare, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.

Here are eight things to know about decreasing the cost of spine care.

About eight years ago, former president and CEO of Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute Michael J. Gilligan and his colleagues developed Priority Consult to overcome the inefficiencies his group was having unique to spine and back pain providers. "Like many…

A new study published in Spine shows similar good results after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with allograft, autograft and cage, as well as after cervical disc arthroplasty in patients with symptomatic cervical disease.

Jonathan Slotkin, MD, was recently named director of spinal surgery and spinal cord research at Geisinger Health System's Neurosciences Institute, according to Geisinger Health news release.

SkyRidge Medical Center recently added two Cleveland Spine surgeons, according to a Cleveland Daily Banner report.

Surgical treatment for patients with spinal stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis and intervertebral disc herniation show good value for spine care when compared with nonoperative treatment over a four-year period, according to a study published in Spine.