Spine

Jonathan Rasouli, MD, joined NeuroSpine Plus in Paramus, N.J., after working with Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, N.Y., he said in an April 22 email to Becker’s. Five things to know: 1. Dr. Rasouli, a board-certified spinal neurosurgeon, joined…

Revision spine surgery is among the most technically demanding work in the OR, and some spine surgeons have rethought their approaches to these cases. Three spine surgeons discuss their changes for the better. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series…

Daniel Park, MD, performed the first case in the Midwest using the ActiveL artificial disc, he said in an April 21 LinkedIn post. The ActivL lumbar artificial disc rejoined the U.S. market under Highridge Medical in February. Dr. Park is…

In spine care, progress rarely moves in a straight line. Some ideas take years to reach the operating room, even after evidence supports them. Others arrive far more quickly, propelled by enthusiasm that outpaces validation. Between those two forces lies…

Spine surgeons have begun performing the first cases using Medtronic’s new robotic technology. Jeffrey Gum, MD, performed the world’s first case using Medtronic’s Stealth AXiS spine robot, according to an April 21 news release. Dr. Gum played a critical role…

Aaron Creek, MD, performed the first U.S. case using Captiva Spine’s WatchTower navigation powered by Mirra, according to an April 20 news release. The system uses Mirra to automate 2D-to-3D registration using pre-op CT and C-arm scans. This eliminates the…

Medical device companies Canary Medical and NanoHive Medical have partnered to develop spinal fusion cages embedded with real-time sensing technology, targeting what the companies describe as a largely unresolved problem in spine surgery outcomes. The implants would continuously monitor fusion…

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons have appointed Luis Manuel Tumialán, MD, as chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves.  The association’s Spine Section is one of the…

Health systems continue to invest in spine surgery and spine care with newly-opened facilities. Here are three moves to know from April. 1. UNC Health Pardee is opening new locations for Pardee Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pardee NeuroSpine Associates and…

In April, Becker’s reported on four spine surgeons and neurosurgeons stepping into leadership roles from health system departments to medtech companies. 1. Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD, has been appointed chair of the neurosurgery department at Jefferson Neurosurgery, part of Philadelphia-based Jefferson…