Spine

Katherine Wagner, MD, is a neurosurgeon with Ventura (Calif.) Neurosurgery, and she has expertise in spine robots and endoscopic spine surgery. At Becker’s 22nd Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, Dr. Wagner spoke about the…

Becker’s reported on multiple spine and neurosurgeons moved to new practices or added to their titles in May. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital in Port St. Lucie, Fla., added spinal neurosurgeon Bruno Lazaro,…

Becker’s reported on six debut spine milestones at the regional and global scale in May from new devices and techniques. 1. HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center in Phoenix has added awake spine surgery. Surgeons with the hospital used awake spine…

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles uses an enhanced recovery protocol for pediatric patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery that aims to reduce pain, shorten hospital stays and speed recovery. The protocol is used for conditions including adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and combines preoperative…

Roger Härtl, MD, earned the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, he said in a May 27 LinkedIn post. The honor recognizes immigrants who “have shown an outstanding commitment to serving our nation either professionally, culturally or civically, among other criteria,”…

Virtua Voorhees Hospital in Vorhees Township, N.J. is the first in the state to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery, New Jersey Business reported May 27. “Advanced spine certification is recognition of our…

AiM Medical Robotics entered a collaboration agreement with technology company Siemens Healthineers to integrate its robotic neurosurgery platform with Siemens MRI systems. The interface will allow AiM’s MRI-compatible robotic stereotactic neurosurgery system to operate with Siemens Healthineers’ Magnetom MRI scanners,…

Vamsi Kancherla, MD, is a spine surgeon with Specialty Orthopaedics in Gainesville, Ga., and he’s been a pioneer in endoscopic spine. He performed the first all-uniportal endoscopic lumbar fusion in Georgia in 2025 and has been learning endoscopic techniques since 2024.…

Spine surgeon education needs to go beyond the technical skill and include greater emphasis on understanding data, conservative care and business structures. Four surgeons discuss what they would redesign in spine training, along with the non-negotiables all surgeons should undergo.…

Medical students researching neurological surgery residencies tallied more than 18,000 views on the American Medical Association’s FREIDA database in 2025, spread across 122 accredited programs. Here are the 10 most-viewed neurological surgery residency programs, based on identified medical student activity…