Spine

Dror Paley, MD, is reportedly the first spine surgeon to use NuVasive's Precice Plating system designed for complex limb reconstruction procedures, according to a Sept. 11 report from South Florida Hospital News.

Neurosurgeon Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, is the first physician to offer awake spinal fusion to patients at Duke Spine Center in Durham, N.C., according to a Sept. 9 report from the health system.

Here are two spine surgeons who received honors in the past month:

AstraZeneca on Sept. 8 shut down its clinical trial evaluating a potential vaccine for COVID-19, but CEO Pascal Soriot said the vaccine could still be available by the end of the year, Business Insider reports.

Eight spine surgeons and one physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist discuss how they balanced their personal and professional lives during the pandemic and how they're faring in their new routines.

CMS' 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule increased the payment rate for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions by 27 percent.

Robert Heary, MD, was appointed medical director of Montclair, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center's spine program.

Atlantis, Fla.-based JFK Medical Center has appointed spine surgeon Raymond Golish, MD, PhD, CMO, South Florida Hospital News reported Sept. 8.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons who joined new organizations or moved locations in August.

Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System and Gautier-based Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists are reportedly the first in the state to offer a new minimally invasive spine surgery technique, according to local news outlet WLOX.