Spine

Endoscopic spine’s growth will depend on a forward-thinking mindset among surgeons and pushing new boundaries, Xiaofei (Sophie) Zhou, MD, said. Dr. Zhou, associate program director of the neurosurgical residency at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, discussed what’s ahead for an upcoming episode…

Here are seven hospitals opening spine centers since July 1. 1. Northwell Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., opened Neurosurgery & Spine at Phelps. The 2,600-square-foot facility is on the hospital’s campus and is dedicated to spine surgery and neurosurgery.…

Becker’s reported on seven spine surgeons moving to new practices or adding to their titles in August. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Dallas-based AOA Orthopedic Specialists, part of United Musculoskeletal Partners, added spine surgeon Timothy Choi, MD.…

Spine company Highridge Medical has acquired three spine systems from Accelus.  Highridge Medical added the FlareHawk and Toro expandable interbody fusion systems as well as the LineSider pedicle screw system to expand its spine surgery capabilities, according to a Sept.…

UC San Diego Health has become the first health system in the world to perform an anterior cervical spine surgery using a fully personalized implant tailored to a patient’s anatomy, according to an Aug. 28 system news release.  The July…

At Medical City Fort Worth (Texas), Paul Henry Cho, MD, is pushing forward spine innovation. Dr. Cho completed the hospital’s first motion-preserving surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis.  For that case, other spinal fusion alternatives were considered, but…

Anthony Giuffrida, MD, of The Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute in Fort Lauderdale, performed the first basivertebral nerve ablation using Stryker’s Optiblate system in South Florida. His patient was a 73-year-old man with chronic axial low back pain and Modic…

Aurora Spine recorded $4.5 million in revenue during the second quarter of 2025, according to an Aug. 29 news release from the company. Here are eight more notes on the company’s second quarter:

Carlsmed, a spine company developing personalized implants, saw a 99% increase in its second quarter revenue year over year, according to financial results posted Aug. 28. Five things to know: 1. Second-quarter revenue was $12.1 million compared to $6.1 million…

Finding ways to cut unnecessary spending is crucial for healthcare organizations and surgeons, especially when it comes with the added benefit of enhancing operations. Robert Huler, MD, is a spine surgeon at OrthoIndy, a large physician-owned single and multispecialty hospital…