Spine

Eight spine and neurosurgeons provide their insight into key patient evaluation considerations when performing outpatient spinal fusion.

After initially deciding to let its neurosurgery residency program close next year, Detroit Medical Center announced plans on Nov. 13 to attempt to save the program, according to Crain's Detroit Business.

A junior nursing student at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven died Nov. 10, two days after suffering a spinal cord injury during a gymnastics team workout NBC News reports.

Kern Singh, MD, and his surgical team performed the first four minimally invasive outpatient spine surgeries at a new surgical facility in Oak Brook, Ill., on Nov. 7. 

Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers offered veterans free spine examinations Nov. 11.

A lawsuit accusing Aetna Life Insurance of wrongly denying coverage for lumbar artificial disc replacement surgery was dismissed by a federal judge, Bloomberg Law reports.

Pediatric neurosurgeon Tim George, MD, died after suffering a medical issue during a Michelin Sports Car race in Florida on Nov. 10, reports KXAN.

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center recently welcomed spine surgeon Kelley Banagan, MD, to its surgical department, reports Times Union.

An artificial intelligence-powered ultrasound-guided automated spinal landmark identification system improves the accuracy and effectiveness of first-time needle insertion for spinal anesthesia, according to a study conducted in Singapore.

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons in the news this week.