Spine

A new report from PHC4, an independent healthcare council in Pennsylvania, shows that certain orthopedic and spine procedures — total hip replacements, total knee replacements and spinal fusions — are increasingly moving to the outpatient setting, according to an Oct.…

Healthgrades shared its lists for excellence in spine surgery.

Dr. Russ P. Nockels, a board-certified neurological surgeon with expertise in spine surgery, joined NorthShore Neurological Institute at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights, Ill. in July 2023. 

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock named Hector Enrique Soriano-Baron, MD, as co-director of spine services, according to an Oct. 24 news release. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center has received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for advanced certification in spine surgery. 

Richard Menger, MD, earned the Samuel Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons for the second year in a row, Gulf Coast Media reported Oct. 23. 

Healthgrades shared its lists for excellence in specialty care Oct. 24.

Endoscopic techniques are something spine surgeons have predicted would take off over the next decade.

Spine surgeon Mario Taylor, MD, joined OrthoArizona, the Chandler Independent reported Oct. 20.

Here are five spine centers to know: