Spine

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.

A California neurosurgeon won the lawsuit he brought against the University of California regents and two others, claiming his department leaders retaliated against him for filing a grievance in 2014, according to a My News LA report.

Advanced Orthopedics, a leading U.S. spine clinic specializing in minimally invasive procedures and pain management in Florida, has announced that Dr. Morgan Lorio is joining the practice.

Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine is at odds with IU Health, both based in Indianapolis, over a future relationship and agreements, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. 

On April 26, spine surgeons, spine care team members and hospital executives will gather at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City to learn about the newest trends in patient safety at the 4th Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines how Medicare ACOs affect spine surgery patients.

A team of researchers at Mayo Clinic, Arizona, calculated average reimbursement rates for neurosurgeons since 2000 and outlined the key trends at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting.