Spine

Four spine surgeons discussed the skills that help spine surgeons become better caregivers.

Spine surgeon Huy Trinh, MD, retired early from Council Bluffs, Iowa-based Miller Orthopedic Specialists after a 24-year career, according to The Daily Nonpareil.

A new study published in Spine examines 90-day readmission rates for lumbar spine surgery.

OrthoVirginia welcomed Ryan Gocke, MD, to its practice, according to the Henrico Citizen.

This article is a portion of a book titled "Challenges, Risks and Opportunities in Today's Spine World " edited by Stephen Hochschuler, MD, Frank Phillips, MD, and Richard Fessler, MD. You can find links to the previous chapters at the end…

Southfield-based Michigan Head & Spine Institute added Ratnesh Mehra, DO, to its neurosurgical team.

Raj Narayan, MD, is a professor and chairman of neurosurgery at East Garden City, N.Y.-based Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and director of the Manhasset, N.Y.-based Northwell Health Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery. 

A report from Doximity, an online network of medical professionals, ranks neurosurgery as the top-paying physician specialty, with physicians earning an average of $617,000 annually.

Ghassan Beijani, MD, was named chief of the newly formed Penn Highlands neurosurgery department at the Dubois, Pa.-based PH Brain and Spine Center, reports The Courier Express.

A lawsuit filed against Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and one of its neurosurgeons alleging fraud and patient harm was unsealed last week after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota filed a motion to intervene, according…