Spine

Spine practices that want to grow often go about it by either merging with other groups or expanding their locations. But there are many elements that can set up success or failure.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to undergo minimally invasive spine surgery over the weekend, according to a Jan. 29 report from Politico.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has tapped Alexandra Miller, MD, PhD, a neurologist and neuro-oncologist specializing in treating primary brain tumors, as chief of the neuro-oncology program and a co-director of the brain and spine tumor center at NYU…

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health was sued by the U.S. and the state alleging they hired Jason Dreyer, DO, knowing he was accused of performing medically unnecessary spine surgeries.

Spine specialist D.J. Kennedy, MD, professor and chair of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Nashville, Tenn., has been elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 

From changes in reimbursement rates to debut procedures, here are updates on disc replacement surgery to know in 2024:

Wichita-based Kansas Joint and Spine Specialists has reported a data breach that affected 83,869 patients, according to a Jan. 25 report from classaction.org.

Venu Nemani, MD, PhD, was named to the National Spine Health Foundation's medical and scientific board.

Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pa. added neurosurgeon Cameron Brimley, MD.

The Scoliosis Research Society created a new award in honor of Douglas Burton, MD, to recognize the Best Adult Deformity Article in the Spine Deformity Journal.