Spine

From telemedicine to augmented reality and the advancement of single-position procedures, the technology that will have the most significant effect on the future of the field is discussed by four spine surgeons.

Domagoj Coric, MD, will be the 2021-22 president of The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, the organization announced June 9.

Jonathan Slotkin, MD, vice chair of neurosurgery at Geisinger in Danville, Pa., is the newest independent board member of PeerWell, a digital health practice focused on musculoskeletal care.

Gregory Scherr, MD, on June 3 lost in his attempt to revive a lawsuit over alleged defamatory statements against six neurosurgeons and St. Paul, Minn.-based HealthEast Care System, Bloomberg Law reports.

The U.S. Department of Justice continues to clamp down on kickback cases in healthcare. Here are two cases that involved neurosurgeons and a device company in May:

Andrew Hecht, MD, chief of spine surgery at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System sees promise in motion preservation and robotics in the spine field.

Jeremy Smith, MD, has big plans for Hoag Orthopedic Institute's spine program. He was named spine surgery chief in May, and one of his key goals is to develop a center that brings orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons closer together.

The spine surgical landscape is expected to change dramatically as outpatient migration accelerates and CMSeliminates its inpatient-only list by 2024. Five spine surgeons discuss how inpatient spine surgery will look like five years from now.

Here are three spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in May:

A spinal neurosurgeon and professor at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., will feature in the operating room in the season finale of NBC's Chicago Med, which airs June 2, WRAL.com reports.