Spine

Ernest Braxton, MD, successfully performed a two-hour minimally invasive spinal fusion procedure where the patient was awake at Vail-Summit (Colo.) Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, reports Summit Daily.

Steven Nichols, MD, founding partner of Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the treatment of spinal disorders. 

Zeeshan Sardar, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine at NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital in New York City.

Two organizations recently recognized Plano-based Texas Back Institute spine surgeon Theodore Belanger, MD, for his medical mission work, the Rockwall County Herald Banner reports.

Improving cost-effectiveness in spine is a pertinent issue for patients and physicians alike. Here, four neurosurgeons discuss how bundled payments, value-based care and other new payment models will affect spine in the future.

Three spine surgeons discuss health IT innovations they expect to see soon.

The family of a former patient at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs hospital filed a lawsuit against the hospital, alleging malpractice for hiring a neurosurgeon whose license had been revoked in another state prior to his time in Iowa City,…

Merrick, N.Y.-based Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group added spine surgeons Mark Stephen, MD, and Brian Morelli, MD, to its staff.

Todd Chapman, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina Spine Center, specializing in the treatment of spinal diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. 

Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers CEO Doug Wisor, MD, discussed with Becker's Spine Review how his company utilizes opioids.