Spine

Spine surgeons who are younger, personable, provide sufficient pain relief and work in favorable offices receive the most positive patient reviews online, according to a study published by New York City-based Mount Sinai School of Medicine in April.

Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, is the first surgeon in Minnesota and among the first in the country to perform fully percutaneous, single-position, navigated anterior/posterior spinal fusion.

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Here are eight hospitals and practices hiring spine surgeons, using LinkedIn's job search tool.

Renton-based Providence Health & Services Washington has agreed to pay $22.7 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded federal healthcare programs with medically unnecessary neurosurgery procedures.

Intraoperative neuromonitoring company Assure Holdings partnered with Yankee Alliance, a healthcare group purchasing organization.

Craig Humphreys, MD, an Alaskan spine surgeon, has performed more than 100 surgeries for children in Kenya and has plans to establish a training center in the country.

Artificial intelligence startup Viz.ai raised $100 million in its fourth round of funding and has reached a valuation of $1.2 billion, the company announced April 7.

The University of New Mexico-Albuquerque's neurosurgery department regained accreditation for its residency program April 1.

Nine U.S. physicians made Forbes'' "World's Billionaires List" in 2022, including spine surgeon Gary Michelson, MD.