Spine

Eight spine and neurosurgeons joined new practices or received new appointments in July:

Spine surgeon James Lin, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital has spearheaded a study that looks to provide a more reliable classification system for adult idiopathic scoliosis.

Police in Mobile, Ala., are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed Samantha Alison Thomas, a third-year medical student at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL.com reports.

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has appointed Michael Fordyce and Vandy Van Wagener Jr. to its board of directors, according to a Citybizlist reported Aug. 4.

Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro has appointed spine surgeon Larry Todd Jr., DO, as president Aug. 1.

Following is a list of nine spine and neurosurgeons who have accepted new leadership roles this year:

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between July 27 and 31:

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons making headlines this week:

Neurosurgeon E. Sander Connolly Jr., MD, was appointed chair of the department of neurological surgery at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, according to a July 30 news release.

A 2016 verdict favoring a former ASC employee who accused the center's owner and medical director of sexual harassment was overturned, according to a July 29 appeals court notice and information from Bloomberg Law.