Spine

Indianapolis-based IU Health appointed Shelly Timmons, MD, PhD, to lead the department of neurosurgery, reports Inside Indiana Business.

Neurosurgeon and former professor of neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia Bruce Northrup, MD, died July 13, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Oncotelic, a subsidiary of Mateon Therapeutics, appointed John Sampson, MD, PhD, to its medical advisory board.

Here are two hospitals expanding spine and neurosurgeon programs.

Adam Conley, MD, plans to leave his post as a neurosurgeon at Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, according to a report from an ABC affiliate in Omaha, KETV 7 Omaha.

Tesla founder Elon Musk hired Matthew MacDougall, MD, a practicing neurosurgeon, to participate in a new project to develop a brain-computer interface technology and advance treatment for brain disorders, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Four spine and neurosurgeons describe initiatives implemented in their organizations and why they are most proud of them.

Four physicians from Atlanta-based Alliance Spine and Pain Centers were recognized as Top Doctors in Atlanta magazine's July issue, reports MDJ Online.

Richard Azizkhan, MD, will retire from his role as the top executive of Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha next month, according to a World-Herald report.

Over the past few years of working in academic medicine, one aspect of professional development that confounded me was the notion of fame and it's not too distant cousin, fortune.