Spine

Three spine surgeons discuss the skills they require in the medical professionals they hire.

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons in the headlines over the past week.

Lewiston, Maine-based St. Mary's Health System brought spine surgeon Mats Agren, MD, on board through a partnership with Portland-based Maine Medical Partners, according to the Bangor Daily News.

Fourteen spine and neurosurgeons joined new practices or accepted promotions last month.

Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Joseph Medical Center added fellowship-trained neurological surgeon Frank Holladay, MD, to its medical staff, reports KCTV5.

Spine surgeons at HCA Healthcare's Swedish Medical Center completed the hospital's first spine surgery with the Mazor X Stealth Edition platform.

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Executive Committee made a $1 million donation to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Foundation.

A surgeon successfully implanted Camber Spine's Spira-O Open Matrix OLIF in a patient.

Wisconsin State Legislature representative Jimmy Anderson, D-Fitchburg, introduced a bill to devote $10 million per biennium to provide grants for spinal cord injury research in Wisconsin.

Orthopedic spine surgeon Timothy Peppers, MD, hits the waves before going into the operating room at Scripps Clinic Encinitas (Calif.).