Spine

Anterior cervical disc replacement procedures are safe to perform in ASCs, according to a study published in Spine.

Spine surgeon Daniel Capen, MD, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Nov. 22 after pleading guilty to conspiracy and receiving kickbacks at the now defunct Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, Calif., reports the Long Beach Post News.

Detroit Medical Center is in danger of losing its residency program, and former director of the program Murali Guthikonda, MD, told The Detroit News that charges against the program that caused it to lose accreditation are inaccurate.

Here are 11 spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week.

On Jan. 1, 2020, the CY 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule will take effect, removing six spinal procedures from the inpatient-only list.

More than three dozen lawsuits against fugitive neurosurgeon Allen Sossan, MD, have been settled, according to the Argus Leader.

Eight spine and neurosurgeons predict how spinal fusion will develop in the next five years.

The New Hampshire Union Leader honored the late spinal cord specialist William "Ed" Kois, MD, with its 17th annual Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment Award on Nov. 19.

Fernando Silva, MD, joined the neurosciences team at Houston Methodist The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital, Woodlands Online reports.

Ashley Strickland, MD, joined UNC Orthopedics at Nash in Rocky Mount, N.C., according to the Rocky Mount Telegram.