Spine

Here are five spine centers to know:

Courtney Toombs, MD, a minimally invasive spinal surgeon, has joined Patchogue, N.Y.-based Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island, according to an Oct. 5 LinkedIn post.

Amid economic headwinds, spine surgeons are exploring different ways to reduce costs in their practices.

Richard Hynes, MD,recently completed his 100th robotic spine surgery at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla.

A lawsuit filed against Morgantown. W.Va.-based J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital accuses an anesthesiologist of negligence during a 2021 spinal surgery, The Dominion Post reported Oct. 3. 

Andrew Hecht, MD, is chief of spine surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Stephen Hochschuler, MD, of Plano-based Texas Back Institute, joined Backstop Neural's advisory board, according to an Oct. 3 news release.

New Orleans-based Culicchia Neurological added Cole Lewis, MD, and Adam Podet, MD., according to an announcement in Biz New Orleans.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children's has launched its Spine Institute.

Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD, is chief of spine surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City.