Spine

Here are ten new surgery centers, spine centers and neurosurgery centers opened or announced in January.

Cleveland Clinic has named orthopedic surgeon David Gurd, MD, head of the Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Program with the Center for Pediatric Orthopaedics, according to a Cleveland Clinic news release.

Six spine surgeons discuss the reimbursement environment for spine surgery.

Here are 10 spine surgeons and back pain specialists who hold leadership positions in spine-focused ethics committees and organizations.

Frank Cammisa, MD, Chief of the Spine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, discusses the biggest challenges for spine surgery heading into 2012.

Nine spine surgeons and specialists have been named to the Collaborative Spine Research Foundation board, according to a Collaborative Spine news release.

Letters of proposal for NASS' 2012 research funding applications are due Feb. 6, according to a NASS news release (pdf).

Thomas Schuler, MD, spine surgeon and president and CEO of Virginia Spine Institute, discusses the outlook for outpatient spine surgery in the next few years.

Warren Roberts, MD, will open a new pain management northwest office and surgery center location as part of Aspen Spine and Neurosurgery, based in Tualatin, Ore., according to a Statesman Journal report.

The University of Florida's College of Medicine, in Gainesville, Fla., honored Albert Rhoton Jr., MD, during its annual Neurosurgery Research Days, according to a UF College of Medicine Insider report.