Spine

The North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons both kicked off 2021 with key developments from leadership changes and recognitions.

Orthopedic surgeon Matt Hollenbeck, MD, has performed Kansas' first successful vertebral body tethering procedure at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, NBC affiliate KSN.com reported April 13.

Sonia Eden, MD, has been appointed head of adult neurosurgery at Detroit Medical Center, the first Black woman to hold the role, and second to lead a U.S. hospital neurosurgery program, Commercial Appeal reported April 8.

Medical device companies and surgeons are banding together to ask CMS to roll back new prior authorization requirements set to go into effect July 1.

Florida health officials have ordered a spine surgeon to take additional courses and pay a fine after performing disc replacement surgery on the wrong part of a patient's spine, the Miami Herald reports.

Forbes' 35th annual list of the world's richest people in 2021 includes Gary Michelson, MD, a retired spine surgeon with a net worth of $1.7 billion.

Spine surgeon Jay Khanna, MD, MBA, has been named to three leadership positions in Washington, D.C. by Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, according to the company. 

While many surgical procedures have been steadily migrating from the inpatient to outpatient setting in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend.

Steven Cyr, MD, a Mayo Clinic-trained spine surgeon, has completed a second fellowship in cosmetic surgery with Wilbur Hah, MD, president of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons who joined new practices or gained new titles in March: