Spine

Detroit-based Henry Ford Cancer Institute physicians performed a spinal laser interstitial thermal therapy procedure, which destroys cancer cells close to the spine without open surgery.

Anthony Leone, MD, pleaded guilty to writing himself illegal prescriptions for pain medication, according to The Buffalo News.

Four spine and neurosurgeons share their thoughts on how the healthcare industry is covered in the media.

A subcommittee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons donated $300,000 to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Foundation.

A literature review published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggested that the risk associated with laser spine surgery outweighed the benefits.

Newark, Ohio-based Orthopedic Specialists & Sports Medicine welcomed fellowship-trained spine surgeon Benjamin Burkett, MD, to its surgical staff.

Physicians from Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and the state of Iowa will pay $2.5 million to settle a woman's misdiagnosis claim, reports The Gazette.

Fifteen spine and neurosurgeons joined new practices or hospital departments last month.

Attorneys for former neurosurgeon at Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center Johnny Delashaw, MD, argued in court that restrictions placed on their client's medical license by the Washington Medical Commission be dropped, reports The Seattle Times.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Spine Surgery Associates added Eric Emanski, MD, to its medical staff, according to The Chattanoogan.