Spine

Spine surgeons are faced with several roadblocks to providing care in today's healthcare environment. Frank Phillips, MD, a spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, says research and innovation could lift some of these roadblocks, but clinical application…

Northwest Neurosurgery Institute's Mina Foroohar, MD, and Northwest Orthopedic Surgery's Richard Mannion, MD, have teamed up to perform lumbar spine surgery, according to a news release.

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who have joined new practices or been promoted to new positions within the past few months.

Indiana Spine Group recently opened a new dedicated spine center in Carmel, Ind., to provide comprehensive spine and back pain care, according to a group news release.

Intravenous administration of acetaminophen for adolescents undergoing major spine surgery can safely relieve pain, according to a study presented at the Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting, according to an AAOS Now report.

According to statistics from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data, spine surgeons practicing in the Midwest received higher average compensation than all other regions of the country.

Patients with spinal stenosis who have had symptoms for less than 12 months before undergoing treatment have better outcomes than those who wait until after 12 months of symptoms for treatment, according to a study published in Spine.

Here is a list of 11 spine surgeons and specialists who are currently leading professional societies.

Jonathan Glass, MD, and Nicholas Boulis, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta, recently performed the first FDA-approved stem cell injection into a patient's cervical spine for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to a CNN report.

The Orthopaedic and Spine Institute in San Antonio recently welcomed spine surgeon Issada Thongtrangan, MD, according to a practice news release.