Spine

Four spine surgeons discuss the competition between private practices and hospitals in their markets.

Here are two MLB pitchers who had spine surgery in August:

Robert Watkins, MD, operated on Oakland Athletics pitcher Drew Rucinski, the MLB said Aug. 8.

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Deepak Reddy, MD, of South Bend (Ind.) Orthopedics completed the first solo SynerFuse procedure.

Two spine surgeons were cleared of malpractice allegations in the last month.

A jury sided with Anil Kesani, MD, in a civil case accusing the spine surgeon of botching a woman's surgery in 2017, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Aug. 6.

Spine surgeons Glenn Russo, MD; Girard Girasole, MD; John Awad, MD, and Gary Zimmerman, MD, performed the first cases using the PathKeeper System at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn.

U.S. News & World Report has named its top 30 neurology and neurosurgery hospitals in the U.S. for 2023 and 2024, including five hospitals in California. 

ASCs and outpatient surgery have the benefit of letting patients recover at home the same day they go to the operating room. While many spine techniques are becoming less invasive, migrating cases to ASCs can take time.