Spine

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Cod Healthcare neurosurgeon Paul Houle, MD, partnered with local business owners to launch Marketing, M.D., which provides physicians with marketing consultation and services.

Payam Farjoodi, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Spine Health Center at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., discusses the future of spine technology.

Jeffrey Cantor, MD, founder of Cantor Spine Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., discusses the biggest trends in spine technology in the coming years.

Mitchell Levine, MD, chief of spinal neurosurgery at New York City-based Lenox Hill Hospital, examines the big opportunities in the spine technology field for the next several years.

Ronald Lehman, MD, director of degenerative, minimally invasive and robotic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital in New York City discusses the big trends and opportunities in the spine arena.

This article briefly discusses three core subjects. First, we outline six types of spine practice. Second, we examine threats and headwinds to spine practices. Third, we offer 11 pieces of advice on operating a successful spine practice going forward.

Here are 10 spine surgeon leaders to know.

Surgical decompression for symptomatic lumbar spine stenosis led to significant and sustained reductions in low back pain, according to a study in The Spine Journal.

The most common surgical treatment for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis is posterior decompression with instrumented fusion, according to an article in Efort Open Reviews.