Spine

A Philadelphia-based neurosurgeon and his practice administrator agreed to settle false claims allegations related to billing for an electro-acupuncture device, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution designating September 2020 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.

The Scoliosis Research Society honored two spine surgeons with 2020 Lifetime Achievement Awards.

The Scoliosis Research Society welcomed a new board of directors for 2020-21.

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Queens named John Park, MD, new chief of neurological surgery, according to a report on QNS, a local online news source. 

From a novel procedure to reverse paralysis to the excision of a spinal tumor in a rare case, here are the latest spine surgeons making headlines:

Five spine surgeons discuss the next big healthcare technologies to make waves in the spine field.

North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health opened its brain and spine center this summer and hired W. Lee Warren, MD, to lead its neurosurgery program, NBC affiliate KNOP reports.

Dallas-based neurosurgeon Ricky Kalra, MD, recently removed a "lemon-sized" tumor from a patient's spine in a complex procedure that lasted almost 10 hours, NBC affiliate DFW reports.

Healthcare regulators in the United Kingdom gave the green light for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial to resume Sept. 13 after a suspected spinal problem halted the study last week, WebMD reports.