Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
Spine surgery’s technology boom is making operations more precise, less invasive and increasingly data-driven. It is also creating a new set of problems. As robotics, navigation, AI, endoscopy and neurotechnology move deeper into spine care, surgeons are confronting limitations that…
Some of spine surgery’s most familiar assumptions are becoming less certain. As motion preservation expands, technology accelerates and the economics of practice shift, surgeons are reconsidering ideas that once seemed relatively settled, from whether fusion should always be avoided to…
A spine operation can go exactly as planned. The patient leaves the hospital, avoids a readmission and looks good at six weeks. Aqib Zehri, MD, does not think this fact tells him whether the surgery was successful. Dr. Zehri, a…
When CMS finalized the Ambulatory Specialty Model in its 2026 physician fee schedule, it created a mandatory program that will tie Medicare Part B payments for certain specialists to how they manage heart failure and low back pain. Now that…
Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics added Vincent Federico, MD, as a spine specialist. Dr. Federico specializes in ultra-minimally invasive, motion-preserving and same-day spine surgery, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. He treats cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine conditions. He…
Providence and MultiCare Health System have agreed to pay a combined $155.5 million to settle two class-action lawsuits brought by former patients of Jason Dreyer, DO, a neurosurgeon accused of performing unnecessary spine surgeries to boost his productivity, according to…
Neurosurgery continues to evolve through advances in brain tumor care, cerebrovascular surgery, neurotrauma and complex spine surgery. Across the U.S., neurosurgeons are helping drive that progress through minimally invasive techniques, emerging technologies, research and leadership. The following 15 neurosurgeons are…
Pat Bovonratwet, MD, was recruited to Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital to build out its minimally invasive and endoscopic spine program. Now that the program has been established, the department is setting its sights on the outpatient shift. He began operating…
When it comes to spinal fusion, surgeons say the challenge is increasingly knowing when less surgery becomes too little. From stable degenerative spondylolisthesis and lumbar stenosis to cervical disease, spine surgeons told Becker’s there are cases in which decompression or…
Spine surgeons vary widely in how they assess fusion after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, according to a study published Sept. 16 in Global Spine Journal. Researchers surveyed 111 spine experts worldwide from Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, 2025; 44…