Spine

Saksith Smithason, MD, of Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Health will begin treating patients at Southeastern Multi-Specialty and Urgent Care Whiteville, N.C., reports The Fayetteville Observer.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency gave Providence, R.I.-based Brown University $6.3 million to further develop an implantable device to repair neural connections in the spine, the Brown Daily Herald reports.

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

Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health performed its first spinal tumor ablation with radiofrequency in September, the first time the procedure was performed in the Inland Empire metro area.

Here are three spine and neurosurgeons who received honors last month.

Neurosurgeon Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, and spine surgeon Isaada Thongtrangan, MD, share their thoughts on bundled payments and value-based care in spine.

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons added its new journal, Neurosurgery Open, to its list of publications.

Spine surgeon Nitin Khanna, MD, and Franciscan Health are participating in a national study on the long-term prognosis for patients who undergo micro decompression surgery to treat lumbar spinal stenosis, according to local radio station WIMS AM.

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery compares the cost of inpatient spine surgery with procedures performed in an ASC.

Over the past three quarters, more than 88 spine and neurosurgeons have taken new positions or joined new practices across the U.S.