Spine

Police in Tulsa, Okla., on June 2 said a spine surgeon was targeted and killed in a mass shooting at Saint Francis Health System.

Ronald Warnick, MD, was named program director of radiosurgery and neuro-oncology at Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain and Spine.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is part of a multicenter trial examining the effectiveness of three disc replacement devices used for two-level symptomatic cervical disc disease.

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.