Spine

Spine surgeons spend the majority of their days taking care of patients. But what happens when they're the one who's injured?

Khaled Kebaish, MD, is division chief of orthopedic spine surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.

Jonathan Grauer, MD, is chief of spine surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. 

Todd Lanman, MD, launched the ADR Spine Top Doctors in Arthroplasty Program to connect patients with disc replacement surgeons in their regions.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. earned its second Gold Seal of Approval by the Joint Commission for Disease-Specific Care Re-Certification for Spine Surgery.

UP Health System Marquette in Michigan added neurosurgeon Elizabeth Hogan, MD, to the Brain and Spine Center, according to a Sept. 12 news release.

We all know of the unnecessary delays in patient care that prior authorizations can pose.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is the best specialty hospital in the world for neurosurgery, according to Newsweek.

Malia Cali, MD, has joined the staff of Vail, Colo.-based Steadman Clinic.

In Florida, the lowest-paying state for spine surgeons, the average pay is $244,853 — 24 percent less than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.