Spine

Three spine surgeons discuss their daily routines and how they ensure their productivity remains high.

Over the past month, six spine and neurosurgeons joined new practices or were promoted to new leadership roles within their organization.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons named a new president-elect.

A spinal fusion has been the traditional treatment for a herniated disc but Sanjay Jatana, MD, a fellowship-trained cervical spine specialist at a Denver-based spine center within Spine Center Network, says that may no longer be the case.

National Spine and Pain Centers and Physical Medicine Associates will pay the federal government $3.3 million to settle allegations that they illegally billed Medicare and other federal healthcare providers, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of…

Alabama Orthopedic Clinic, a 21-physician practice in Mobile, Ala., has implemented technology from Encoda, a healthcare reimbursement automation and revenue management company.

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, has named Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, head of the Department of Neurosurgery.

Oren Gottfried, MD, a professor and neurosurgeon at Duke University Hospital, will soon exceed his 100th on-screen credit for serving as a medical consultant for some of TV's most popular medical dramas, reports WRAL.

Here are four Department of Justice investigations involving orthopedic or spine physicians:

Neurosurgeon Ha Son Nguyen, MD, has joined the California Institute of Neuroscience in Thousand Oaks, The Acorn reports.