Spine

A father and son spine surgical team were among the first to be trained with the ExcelsiusGPS robot at the Spine Center at MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center, according to an Oct. 21 Press-Telegram report.

Death is twice as likely for vertebral fracture patients with COVID-19, according to an Oct. 21 study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radiology Business reports.

Healthgrades published its 2021 Specialty Excellence Awards on Oct. 20 covering 16 service lines, including the top hospitals for neurosciences.

Reston-based Virginia Spine Institute President Christopher Good, MD, is using augmented reality to enhance his clinical practice, ABC7 WJLA reported Oct. 20.

Michael Wang, MD, professor of neurological surgery and chief of neurosurgery at UHealth Tower in Miami, is reportedly the first spine surgeon in Florida to perform a procedure using augmented reality, South Florida Hospital News reports.

AstraZeneca is expected to get the green light to continue its COVID-19 vaccine trial in the U.S. this week after a spinal disorder put it on hold for more than a month.

Healthgrades published its 2021 Specialty Excellence Awards on Oct. 20, which includes the top hospitals for spine surgery.

University of California San Francisco neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

From robotic surgery to virtual reality and augmented reality, here are seven spine surgeons who have introduced new technologies at their practices in the past month:

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $36 million to a selection of universities, startups and nonprofits to advance research on spinal cord injury.