Spine

Surgeons at Al-Ahli Hospital in Doha, Qatar, performed a rare surgery to remove a spine tumor from a 10-year-old girl, according to a Nov. 19 report from Doha News.

The Bolt navigation system, designed by Circinus Medical Technologies, was named "best new technology" at the Spine Technology Awards.

David Campbell, MD, has sold his home in North Palm Beach (Fla.) for $6 million, The Real Deal reported Nov. 19.

  Here are the most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from Nov. 16-20:

From a surgeon who helped operate on a shark to the loss of a beloved neurosurgeon, here are six spine surgeons making headlines this past week:

David Rosenblum, MD, director of the spinal cord injury program at Wallingford, Conn.-based Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, has been appointed medical director of the system's Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation, Woodbridge Town News reported Nov. 19.

Since the beginning of the year, Becker's Spine Review has reported on 18 hospitals expanding spine programs: 

Spine surgeons in Italy removed a spinal tumor during a four-hour procedure while a grand piano was played to provide a therapeutic effect for the 10-year-old patient, according to Italian magazine Wanted in Rome.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford has added Rob Hruska, MD, to its surgical team.

From new regulations for commercial payers to limiting reimbursement cuts, four spine surgeons share their post-election hopes.