Spine

Florida Trend Magazine has named Dror Paley, MD, to its Florida 500 list, recognizing the spine surgeon for his business expertise, South Florida Hospital News reported Sept. 22.

Brian Hoh, MD, has been named president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, a professional society with more than 9,800 members, according to The Gainesville Sun.

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Erickson, MD, of Children's Hospital Colorado completed his 100th robotic-assisted pediatric spine surgery, according to CBS Denver.

Insurance companies and the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic are some of the issues at the forefront of spine surgeons' minds. Here, six surgeons discuss the biggest obstacles to the specialty going forward. 

CMS released the 2021 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in August, which would reduce relative value unit conversion factor from $36.09 to $32.26.

The North American Spine Society released its list of 20 spine specialists under 40 in the October 2020 edition of SpineLine.

The American College of Surgeons surveyed its members to gauge how CMS' proposal to cut payments for some specialty surgeries would affect their practices and patients.

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons named University Hospitals' Neurological Institute Vice President Nicholas Bambakidis, MD, president-elect of the congress, according to a Sept. 21 announcement.

A group of researchers examined how Google ranks top spine surgeons and published their findings in Spine.

Spine surgeon researchers analyzed articles about total disc replacement and found the top five reasons for complications.