Spine

Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale named neurosurgeon Guillermo Pasarin, MD, "Physician of the Quarter 2," Miami's Community Newspapers reports.

Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale named neurosurgeon Jessica Okun, DO, "Physician of the Quarter 1," according to South Florida Hospital News.

Becker's Spine Review has reported on five surgeons who have joined new practices in the past month:

A Stryker device and a Vertos Medical device will see a Medicare reimbursement boost for spine procedures in 2021.

From a spine surgeon debuting a new interbody cage to surgeon moves, here are four spine surgeons making headlines over the past week:

Here are the most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review during the week of Dec. 7-12:

The International Association of Top Professionals named Robert Holtzman, MD, a neurosurgeon at Neurological Surgery PC in New Hyde Park, N.Y., Doctor of the Decade for 2021, according to a Dec. 9 news release.

Seven spine surgeons reflect on their career and the state of the field today to offer emerging surgeons best practices for establishing themselves.

Surgeons and specialists are bracing for another challenging year as further Medicare reimbursement cuts are planned, with commercial payers likely to follow suit. 

From a spinal interbody device to augmented reality-assisted spine surgery, here are three surgeons that introduced new innovations in the past month: