Spine

Interventional neuroradiologist Athos Patsalides, MD, has joined the spine team at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.

Robotics, endoscopy and the acceleration of spine surgeries moving to the outpatient setting are what lie ahead for the field, according to six spine surgeons. Read their thoughts on how the industry is evolving below.

By bringing world-class radiosurgery to a community that previously lacked access, Bonifatius Hospital looks to empower urban and rural spine neurosurgeons to expand their practices, while solving critical referral challenges.

John Cowan, MD, of Harbin Clinic in Rome, Ga., was elected president of the Georgia Neurosurgical Society, the Rome News-Tribune reported Sept. 29.

A variety of drugs and drug-biologics have been making headlines in the spine field in the past year. Here are seven products that have received regulatory approval or are undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of spinal conditions:

Neurosurgeon Nikolay Martirosyan, MD, has performed a minimally invasive spine surgery that reduces time in the operating room by one hour, NBC affiliate KWWL reported  Sept. 24.

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a judgment that would have allowed IU Health to dodge "vicarious liability" for an independent anesthesiologist's work in a near-fatal spine surgery, according to court documents filed Sept. 28.

Ernest Braxton, MD, former chief of neurosurgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center, is one of a handful of surgeons offering awake spinal fusions in the U.S., The Aspen Times reports.

AbbVie's elezanumab on Sept. 29 received Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients with spinal cord injury.

The addition of Sonia Eden, MD, could go a long way toward re-establishing Detroit Medical Center's neurosurgery residency program.