Spine

Here are seven interesting spine partnerships in July:

Titan Spine President and CEO Peter Ullrich, MD, built the company to address an unmet need for spinal fusion surgery, according to Wisconsin radio station WUWM 89.7 FM.

Neurosurgeon Olawale Sulaiman, MD, PhD, of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System performed over 500 free spine surgeries in his home country of Nigeria, according to Nigerian news website Legit.

Two spine surgeons shared the most challenging aspects of their day.

Alok Sharan, MD, co-director of the Westmed Spine Center in Yonkers, N.Y., began performing awake spinal fusions in 2017, and has just reached a milestone: 100 successful awake spinal fusions performed.

Value-based care and price transparency is on the forefront of physicians' and healthcare executives' minds, especially after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to require healthcare price disclosure.

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons unveiled the winners of the 3rd Annual Paper of the Year awards, for papers published in Neurosurgery, reports Newswise.

Coral Terrace, Fla.-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital honored the late Sanjiv Bhatia, MD, by naming a local street "Dr. Sanjiv Bhatia Way," reports Miami’s Community Newspapers.

Laser Spine Institute closed its doors in March, claiming it was unable to attract financing to undergo Chapter 11 bankruptcy and continue operations. A new article in the Tampa Bay Times outlines some of the business decisions that led to…

Here are 14 spine and neurosurgeons making the news.