Spine

The Senate passed legislation Dec. 16 requiring newborn infants to have spinal muscular atrophy screenings in New Jersey, according to Insider NJ.

A jury awarded a North Carolina man $816,988 after he suffered permanent spinal cord damage due to a postoperative complication, reports the Wilkes Journal-Patriot.

Anthony Leone, MD, a Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based spine surgeon, was sentenced for two opioid abuse-related crimes Dec. 16, Buffalo Business First reports.

Spine surgeon Aria Sabit, MD, had his 19-year prison sentence upheld in a federal appeals court Dec. 16 after he was found guilty of accepting illegal kickbacks in 2017, reports The Baltimore Sun.

Neurosurgeon Kamal Woods, MD, was recently appointed chair of the 2020 Dayton Heart Ball, reports Troy Daily News.

UC Los Angeles and Theseus AI partnered to commercialize an artificial intelligence tool that can help determine if patients are good candidates for spine surgery, MedCityNews reports.

The 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes a big win for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions: a 27 percent rate increase by CMS.

The following is a list of spine and neurosurgeons that joined new practices or hospitals in the past year.

A study published in Spine examined how the characteristics of patients affect spinal fusion outcomes, according to a report published in U.S. News & World Report.

East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Human Medicine launched a neurosurgery division with physicians from Michigan Spine and Brain Surgeons, the college announced Dec. 11.