Spine

Blue Cross of Philadelphia has issued a policy update that requires a physiatrist to attest that a patient failed conservative treatment prior to lumbar spinal fusions.

Neurosurgeon Michael Landi, MD, has purchased Hamburg Airport in Lakeview, N.Y., Buffalo News reported Aug. 27.

Francine Norman, BSN, RN, was promoted to serve as practice administrator of Illinois Pain Institute and Barrington (Ill.) Pain and Spine Institute.

Two spine surgeons have been making waves on the entrepreneurial front in the past month.

Eleven spine surgeons and one physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist discuss how their patient evaluation considerations have changed during the pandemic and how their practice has evolved to telemedicine.

An eight-person physician workgroup led by retired spine surgeon David Hanscom, MD, is advocating for a new approach to treating COVID-19 patients.

Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics will add Lauren Matteini, MD, to its practice Sept. 1.

The FDA has approved the third drug for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, which affects the optic nerves and spinal cord, according to an Aug. 17 news release.

Here are two female neurosurgeons making the news in the past month:

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons that made headlines last week: