Spine

Persistent spine issues led former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch to retire after six seasons, the NFL reported March 18.

Stanley Hoang, MD, performed LSU Health Shreveport's (La.) first awake spine surgery, ABC affiliate KTBS reported March 14.

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has added new technology to support more complex procedures as part of its recently developed brain and pituitary tumor program.

Here are 11 spine surgeons and physicians that hospitals, health systems and practices have added to their staff that Becker's has reported on since the start of 2024:

Brooklyn Nets guard and forward Ben Simmons had a microscopic partial discectomy, the team said March 14.

Juan Ronderos, MD, joined South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Ala., according to a March 14 announcement in Gulf Coast Media. 

Spine and orthopedic surgery remain as specialties that are majority white and male. 

Spinal fusions can be performed in ASCs or hospitals but there are different considerations when deciding the best setting for the procedure.

Endoscopic spine surgery is a critical skill for every spine surgeon to have in their armamentarium or at least be familiar with. I was exposed to endoscopic spine surgery by chance in 2018 when I was a spine fellow interviewing…

Benjamin Burch, MD, became the first surgeon in Mississippi to perform an endoscopic spine procedure, according to an announcement in The Oxford Eagle.