Spine

Outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion saw key differences in costs and outcomes based on census regions, according to a study in the Oct. 15 issue of Spine. Researchers looked at the Premier Healthcare database to assess single-level outpatient ACDF…

Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston is the best pediatric hospital for neurosurgery, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 edition of “Best Children’s Hospitals.” U.S. News & World Report evaluated data from 118 children’s hospitals and surveyed thousands of…

Tan Chen, MD, will join Inova Health System in Fairfax, Va. in November, he told Becker’s. Dr. Chen, who currently works at Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute in Danville, Pa., said he’s joining a growing spine department with Inova. The health system…

RevBio earned a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health to research Tetranite in minimally invasive spine fracture care, according to an Oct. 6 news release. The grant will support preclinical…

Daniel Park, MD, will join Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, he said in an Oct. 4 LinkedIn post. Dr. Park completed his residency at Rush, according to his LinkedIn profile. His last day at Michigan Orthopaedic Surgeons in Southfield…

Kuros Biosciences’ released its MagnetOS minimally invasive spine delivery system in a full commercial launch. MagnetOS is a bone graft delivery system and is sterile, prefilled, free of human tissue and has a mechanism of action backed by Level I…

As spine surgeons relocate across the U.S., market dynamics shift for ASCs, hospitals and private practices. Spine remains one of the most in-demand surgical specialties, and with an orthopedic surgeon shortage of more than 5,000 predicted by the end of…

Since July 1, Becker’s reported on seven spine and orthopedic surgeons who have died. 1. Peter Sultan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., died July 13 at age 54. “Peter was one of Long…

Access to spine surgeons depends on workforce supply, system efficiency and shifting patient demand. Becker’s connected with three experts to get their take on how patient access will fare in the coming years. While some foresee technology and scheduling advancements…

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix has appointed Nicholas Theodore, MD, as chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix. Dr. Theodore is a leader in minimally invasive spine surgeries, robotics and…