Spine

Neurosurgeon Zachary Smith, MD, recently joined Oklahoma City-based OU Medicine, reports Fox 25.

William Choi, MD, will pay the federal government $2.35 million to settle claims that he violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act, 4 CBS Denver reports.

Wilson Asfora, MD, was terminated by Sanford Health in August after he allegedly violated anti-kickback laws by using medical devices from two companies he owned, reports the Argus Leader. 

Here are four spine and neurosurgeons making headlines this week:

Here are three rare neurosurgical procedures performed in the past six months:

Intraoperative neuromonitoring services provider Assure Holdings entered into an agreement with a spine-focused practice in Central Michigan, according to a Feb. 20 announcement.

A laptop was stolen from Arizona Pain and Spine Institute, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal.

Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, was recently appointed chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin, reports Patch.

Neurosurgeons at King's College Hospital in London, England, recently removed a tumor from a patient's brain while she was playing the violin, the Independent reports.

Melissa Stamates, MD, recently joined Cape Fear Valley Neurosurgery in Fayetteville, N.C., reports Up & Coming Weekly.