Spine

A jury awarded $15 million to the family of Byung “Ben” Oh, a 77-year-old patient who died at a hospital operated by Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System after complications from spine surgery in 2018. The Fulton County State Court jury…

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Brain and Spine is expanding into pediatric neurosurgery with the addition of Kate Carroll, MD. Dr. Carroll will see patients at the practice’s Morristown and Edison, N.J., locations. Her addition is the beginning of a broader effort…

NYU Langone Health’s neurosurgery department has held the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for years, and John Golfinos, MD, the department’s chair, said the reason has less to do with any single surgeon’s talent and everything…

Spine surgery is advancing quickly, but many of the pressures making surgeons uneasy have little to do with what happens in the operating room. Across recent Becker’s conversations, surgeons have pointed to reimbursement pressure, increasingly complex prior authorization, shrinking access…

Peter Kan, MD, will serve as president of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery for 2026 to 2027. Dr. Kan is an endovascular neurosurgeon and serves as professor and Robert L. Moody Sr. Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the…

Trucking company Werner Enterprises alleged a spine surgery performed at Nassau University Medical Center lasted 16 minutes and was among unnecessary medical procedures performed as part of a scheme to inflate damages stemming from a 2022 vehicle crash, according to…

Every year, a small number of neurosurgery departments land near the top of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings, and the chairs who lead them are watching many of the same forces reshape their field. In separate interviews with Becker’s,…

Spine surgeons are tracking several Medicare reimbursement changes that could affect professional fees, ASC economics and future Part B payments. Some are included in CMS’ proposed 2027 Physician Fee Schedule and outpatient payment rules. Another, the Ambulatory Specialty Model, has…

Leading a top-ranked neurosurgery program requires fielding pitches for new technology, new trials and new hires. It also means staring down a hospital balance sheet. In interviews with Becker’s, chairs at three of the nation’s top-ranked programs described the same…

Abbott Laboratories urged the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to reject a request to consolidate federal lawsuits involving its spinal cord stimulators. The company currently faces about 23 spinal cord stimulator claims, according to court documents reviewed by Becker’s.…