Spine

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts designated Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Cod Hospital a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, The Barnstable Patriot reports.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researchers recently published new findings demonstrating that the benefits of fetal surgery to repair spina bifida continues through school-age children, reports EurekAlert!

The Women's Board of the Barrow Neurological Foundation raised a record $8.3 million at the 2020 Barrow Grand Ball on Jan. 18, reports the Daily Independent.

Here are three spine and neurosurgeons making headlines this week.

Medicare will cover a new solution for low back pain: acupuncture.

The Anand Spine Group in Los Angeles is participating in an Investigational Device Exemption study examining two cervical total disc replacement devices, according to a Jan. 21 announcement published by Patch.

Nine spine specialists debate which physicians should and should not be able to perform endoscopic spine surgery.

The Supreme Court of Mississippi threw out a woman's medical malpractice lawsuit Dec. 4 after she failed to prove that a neurosurgeon did not deliver the standard of care required, according to Legal Newsline.

As rising healthcare costs continue to be a burden for patients and providers, new payment models such as bundled payments are gaining traction at healthcare facilities across the country. 

Dolores Hambardzumyan, PhD, was recently appointed to the department of neurosurgery and The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.