Spine

Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center wants to dedicate its new $91 million patient tower to heart and vascular procedures instead of orthopedic and spine care, WilmingtonBiz reports.

Late on Nov. 13, the Department of Justice filed a complaint that alleges former Sanford Health neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora, MD, profited from performing "aggressive, unnecessary surgeries" and implanting devices from a company he had ownership in, according to the Argus…

Complaints to the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education paint a hostile environment for neurosurgery residents at Detroit Medical Center, according to The Detroit News.

This article is a portion of a book titled "Challenges, Risks and Opportunities in Today's Spine World " edited by Stephen Hochschuler, MD, Frank Phillips, MD, and Richard Fessler, MD. You can find links to the previous chapters at the end…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Christopher Edwards, MD, as chair of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, reports Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Prosecutors argued in a federal court on Nov. 11 that Michael Rimlawi, MD, should not be granted a new trial after he was convicted for his role in a $40 million kickback dispute in April, reports Law360.

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.