Spine

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in New York City has named Nassir Mansour, MD, as chief of neurosurgery, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Mansour most recently served as chief of neurosurgery at New York City-based Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. He previously led…

Jacob Hoffmann, MD, joined Mississippi Sports Medicine in Jackson, the practice said in a Jan. 28 LinkedIn post. Dr. Hoffman is a spine surgeon, and he joined Mississippi Sports Medicine from Cleveland Clinic. He has a particular interest in cervical…

The shift toward value-based care may be inevitable, but without equitable rules, it risks creating new inefficiencies, Nikhil Shetty, MD, said. Dr. Shetty, COO of Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists in Munster, Ind., spoke with Becker’s about what he wants to…

Bassel Diebo, MD, will be co-director of the Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., according to a Jan. 28 news release from Brown University Health. In the role, he will lead efforts to bolster spine care, strengthen…

Amid multiple important data points showing spine surgery success, many physicians find that patient lifestyle is the best sign of strong outcomes. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical,…

Spine and orthopedic physicians and leaders are bracing for a myriad of friction points in 2026, and one common thread across settings is with payers. Several experts discuss how they’re managing various insurance frictions, along with other challenges in advancing…

New York City-based Hospital for Surgery launched The Complex Spine & Scoliosis Center, according to a Jan. 27 news release. Specialties at the center include anesthesiology, infectious disease, interventional radiology, metabolic bone, neurology, pain management, physical therapy, physiatry and spine…

As spine technologies and patient safety become more advanced, practice leaders might consider adding cases normally done in hospital outpatient settings to the ASC. But Nikhil Shetty, MD, advised against rushing into the trend. Dr. Shetty, COO of Munster, Ind.-based…

Spine surgery has no shortage of innovation. New implants appear, new navigation systems gain traction and AI keeps inching closer to daily practice. But J. Patrick Johnson, MD, believes the long-term health of a spine program depends less on technology…

Minimally invasive tubular decompression had significant improvements compared to conventional open laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis, according to systematic review study published in Scientific Reports. Seven things to know: 1. Researchers conducted a systematic review and focused on adult patients…