Spine

A person of interest in the death of neurosurgeon Devon Hoover, MD, was released from custody, Detroit police said May 2.

From the time Roger Hartl, MD, a neurosurgeon and director of neurosurgery spine for New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine and co-director for New York Presbyterian Och Spine, completed his medical school rotations in the country of Malawi, he knew…

The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death of neurosurgeon Devon Hoover, MD, a homicide, The Detroit Free Press reported April 27.

As new spine innovations continue to grow, six surgeons told Becker's what they think will gain the fastest adoption in the coming years.

From herniated disc repairs to scoliosis treatments, a number of celebrities have undergone common, and less common, spinal procedures nationwide. 

Stuart Kinsella, MD, will join The Steadman Clinic's Aspen and Basalt, Colo. locations on May 1, the Vail, Colo.-based practice said April 26.

Researchers at Brown University in Providence, R.I. found artificial inelligence models were able to pass written and oral neurosurgery exams, The Brown Daily Herald reported April 25.

Detroit police are investigating the death of a neurosurgeon who worked at Ascension St. John Hospital, ABC News reported April 25.

Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital has opened a new operating room dedicated to child, adolescent and young adult spine surgeries. 

Ehsan Jazini, MD, Christopher Good, MD, Thomas Schuler, MD, and Colin Haines, MD of the Virginia Spine Institute in Reston earned the Global Spine Journal's 2022 Best Paper Award.