Spine

Here are seven spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in May:

Five-year data on Orthofix's M6-C artificial disc shows its effectiveness compared to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at one level. 

A class action lawsuit alleges two former neurosurgeons from Renton-based Providence Health & Services Washington harmed hundreds of patients through unnecessary cases.

Arkansas Surgical Hospital Specialty Clinic in Little Rock added a spinal neurosurgeon.

The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America has named Jeffrey Sawyer, MD, as the next president of the society, stepping into the role in 2023.

Two physicians debuting technology and eight more spine surgeons to know:

Spine surgeon and entrepreneur Steven Cyr, MD, published a book about the American healthcare system.

A cervical spine specialist is joining Neurosurgery of St. Louis, according to a May 23 news release published by RiverBender.com.

Hospitals performed more than 100,000 "unnecessary" procedures on older Americans in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including 30,094 spine surgeries, according to a May analysis published by the Lown Institute.

Here are five spine practices to know: