Spine

Surglasses' Caduceus S augmented reality spine navigation system received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, the devicemaker said Dec. 19.

The North American Spine Society has been working to assist one of its members and his family to safely leave Afghanistan.

Juan Uribe, MD, division chief of spinal disorders at Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute, was named as an adviser for Aclarion, the medtech company said Dec. 19.

Luke Macyszyn, MD, joined Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center as a physician partner, the practice said Dec. 19.

Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute was recognized as the world's top-rated spine care expert for the second consecutive year by Expertscape.

Despite pushback from payers and some reimbursement and training obstacles, many spine surgeons expect endoscopic spine surgery to become more prominent in the U.S. over the next decade. 

Here are more than 70 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons who have moved to new practices or updated their titles in 2022:

Lee Health’s Lee Physician Group in Fort Myers, Fla. hired four neurosurgeons, the health system said Dec. 14.

A medical office building housing a spine hospital was acquired by Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Remedy Medical Properties.

Joshua Herzog, MD, of OrthoVirginia performed the state's first spine surgery with Surgalign's Holo Portal guidance system, the medtech company said Dec. 13.