Spine

Dr. Liu Zhiming, a neurosurgeon and director of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital in China, died Feb. 18 from the coronavirus, Bloomberg reports.

Richard Bundschu, MD, was one of 12 physicians who recently published research on high-frequency spinal cord stimulation in Neurosurgery, reports the Herald-Tribune.

It's well documented that spine surgeons have been struggling with rising costs, declining reimbursements and administrative burdens. 

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week:

Here are six key updates in the treatment of spinal cord injuries in the past six months:

Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Neurosurgery Clinic recently hired Lon Alexander, MD, The Advocate reports.

Lawyers for a Sioux Falls, S.D., spine surgeon are seeking to dismiss a case on the grounds that the surgeon did not violate anti-kickback laws when he used devices from two companies he owned, the Argus Leader reports.

A Colorado neurosurgeon and multiple distributorships paid millions to resolve anti-kickback and False Claims Act violation allegations, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Colorado.

Two spine surgeons share what ancillary services they offer at their practices and what they are planning to offer in the future.

Driven by a rising geriatric population, an increase in spinal cord injuries and surgical innovations, the spinal fusion market size is anticipated to reach $8.64 billion by 2025, according to a recent market report.