Spine

Plymouth (Mass.) Bay Orthopedic Associates added orthopedic spine surgeon Aaron Beck, MD, to its staff, reports Wicked Local Plymouth.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) appointed Kevin Cairns, MD, to the Florida Board of Medicine, according to Florida Politics.

Seven spine and neurosurgeons discuss the area of spine with the biggest need for advancement in patient care.

Santa Rosa, Calif.-based neurosurgeon Thomas Keller, MD, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges for allegedly causing four patient deaths by overprescribing opioids from 2011 to 2017, according to The Press Democrat.

Sanford Health terminated a neurosurgeon shortly after the government decided to intervene in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that he committed fraud, according to the Argus Leader.

Oakland-based Webster Orthopedics added Saqib Hasan, MD, to its surgical staff.

Here are seven hospitals expanding spine and neurosurgery programs in the past month.

Neurosurgeon Mark Lyerly, MD, was added to the surgical staff at Martinsburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Brain and Spine, according to The Journal.

Orthopedic spine surgeon Thomas Niemeier, MD, joined the surgical team at Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics.

Here are 12 spine and neurosurgeons in the news this week.