Spine

Spinal procedures shifting from inpatient to outpatient settings, evolving payer-provider relationships and a minimally invasive surgery boom are some of the key trends dominating the spine industry this year.

New partnership models with aligned goals, an increased push toward orthopedic Centers of Excellence and heightened calls for a single-payer system are among the major trends these four spine surgeons see over the next five years.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Andrew Shaw, MD, to the Florida State College at Jacksonville district board of trustees, according to a July 12 news release.

From a milestone lumbar disc replacement to the first augmented reality-assisted pediatric spine surgery completed in the U.S., here are five spine surgery "firsts" that Becker's has reported on in the past 30 days:

Lauren Ostling, MD, a specialist in minimally invasive spine surgery and image-guided neurosurgery, has joined Norwood, Ohio-based Mayfield Brain & Spine, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported July 6.

From the new leader of a medical society to a neurosurgeon growing an Arkansas program, here are seven spine surgeons joining new practices or adding to their titles in June:

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has performed 100 two-port fetoscopic surgeries for spina bifida, according to a June 30 announcement.

Christopher Good, MD, debuted a two-level lumbar disc replacement in the Washington, D.C., area, according to a June 30 news release.

Five spine surgeons discuss flaws in current value-based systems and offer solutions to make the models more effective for spine providers and patients.

Zachary Tempel, MD, and Michael Kachmann, MD, neurosurgeons at Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine Clinic said their proudest achievements in the first half of 2021 included milestone surgeries and research.