Spine

Two spine surgeons outline payer issues that they recently experienced and how they are dealing with them.

A neurosurgeon in Eugene, Ore., recently proposed that the city's COVID-19 patients be moved to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District to allow other hospitals to focus on non-coronavirus cases, KEZI reports.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recognized Steven Meyer, MD, with its Humanitarian of the Year Award on March 30, the Sioux City Journal reports.

Here are five spine surgeons who received honors, awards or promotions in March:

Spine surgeon Jim Sanfilippo, MD, recently recovered from the coronavirus and is now raising funds for The Food Bank of South Jersey to help give back to his community, reports NJ.com

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons who joined new organizations, moved locations or received promotions in March:

A Westchester County, N.Y., neurosurgeon recently recovered from the novel coronavirus and has returned to the hospital where he works, reports the Times Herald-Record.

The masks a Billings, Mont.-based neurosurgeon and dentist designed for 3D printers have gone global, with the open-source software file shared in 148 countries, according to the Billings Gazette.

Neurosurgeon Derek Taggard, MD, recently performed the first effective implantation of Nexxt Spine's Matrixx corpectomy system at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif.

In an executive order issued March 19, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey mandated that providers delay elective surgeries to conserve personal protective equipment for those treating COVID-19 patients.