Spine

Researchers at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine discovered a way to pause spinal disc injuries, affording physicians more time to treat them.

Meic Schmidt, MD, was appointed to lead the Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico's department of neurosurgery.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois recognized Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., and Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital as Blue Distinction Centers+ for Spine Surgery, Patch reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, MBA, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine. Here, they discuss the goals for their tenure and discuss current trends in spine care.

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.