Spine

Rome (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, according to a Feb. 6 report from NBC affiliate WKTV. 

Luke Macyszyn, MD, of Newport Beach, DISC Sports & Spine Center, collaborated with the Barbie brand to develop a doll with scoliosis. 

The Cervical Spine Research Society named its board of directors and committee chairs for 2023, according to a Jan. 31 LinkedIn post. 

Omaha-based Nebraska Spine + Pain Centers has been serving patients in the region since 1963. Here are five things to know about the practice: 

Neurosurgeons Dr. Mauricio Mandel, PhD, and Ivan Stoev, MD, have joined Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, part of Cleveland Clinic's regional health system in Florida. 

Therapy development company Aneuvo has launched a clinical trial for its ExaStim TSS system, a wirelessly controlled, noninvasive spinal cord stimulator. 

Chad Prusmack, MD, performed back surgery on Mark Stone, a winger for the Vegas Golden Knights in the National Hockey League, on Jan. 31 in Denver, according to a report from vegashockeynow.com. 

Becker's reported on four spine and orthopedic surgical milestones in January:

Research grants can be key to helping surgeons and scientists uncover new developments and innovations in patient care. Here's how 11 spine surgeons told Becker's they would use a $5 million grant.

Ibrahim Hussain, MD, a neurosurgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine, has performed the first 3D navigation-guided endoscopic lumbar fusion in New York City.