Spine

Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Wondra Spine & Pain Associates has opened under the leadership of interventional pain management physician Andrew Wondra, MD. Dr. Wondra specializes in minimally invasive spine and joint procedures, including spinal cord stimulation, lumbar decompression, kyphoplasty and sacroiliac…

From enabling technology to outpatient spine strategies, here are the research plans for six spine surgeons. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine…

Here are 11 spine surgeons who joined new practices in September. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has added spine surgeon Nicholas Minissale, DO. 2. Ilya Gutman, MD, joined Birmingham-based OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports…

Ben Burch, MD, has played a key role in growing endoscopic spine adoption in the South starting with Mississippi and more recently in Georgia. Dr. Burch, who performed Georgia’s first endoscopic spinal fusions with Gainesville-based Specialty Orthopaedics, spoke with Becker’s…

Between 2023 and 2024, spine ASCs have faced challenges when it comes to denial rates, but they’re seeing progress in areas including billing speed and prior authorizations, according to data from HST Pathways. HST Pathway’s report represents 131,973 unique cases…

Marina Del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center added the EOSedge spine imaging system, according to a Sept. 30 news release. The EOSedge is known for its low-dose, full-body biplanar imaging. It’s designed to reduce radiation exposure, and its open design…

Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (Ga.) has introduced the ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation platform for spine surgery, becoming one of only eight health systems in the state to adopt the technology. The system, developed by Globus Medical, enables minimally invasive procedures with…

Researchers at Columbia-based University of Missouri are developing bioactive materials to replace metal rods and screws traditionally used in spinal fusion surgeries. Led by associate professor Bret Ulery, PhD, researchers in the Biomodulatory Materials Engineering Laboratory are creating soft, peptide-based…

A study published Sept. 24 in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found “little differences” in surgical outcomes between orthopedic spine surgeons and spinal neurosurgeons. The study evaluated 80 studies before May 2022 that compared neurosurgeons and…

Aclarion is betting that its Nociscan technology can reshape how spine surgeons identify pain-generating discs. The company’s pivotal Clarity trial is designed to provide the evidence to make that shift possible, Brent Ness, CEO, told Becker’s.  “We acknowledge we needed…