Spine

Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (Ariz.) added endoscopic spine surgery, KVOA reported Sept. 8. The hospital is the only Banner facility offering uniportal endoscopic spine surgery, the report said. The first patient to have endoscopic spine surgery at Banner…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock added spine surgeon Mark Ferger, MD, PhD, and sports medicine physician Hamilton Newhart, MD. Dr. Ferger has more than 35 peer-reviewed publications and is a manuscript reviewer for various journals,…

Interventional spine and pain management physician Ashraf Hasan, MD, has joined Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Physician Network.  Dr. Hasan, who is board-certified in pain medicine, sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, specializes in interventional spine care, nonsurgical sports medicine and…

West Tennessee Medical Group has added neurologist Ali Abualhayjaa, MD, to its Neurosciences and Spine practice in Jackson, Tenn. He will provide personalized neurological care to patients across West Tennessee, according to a Sept. 8 system news release.  Dr. Abualhayjaa…

Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock has added Saman Farr, MD.  Dr. Farr specializes in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, performing procedures including cervical and lumbar fusions, artificial disc replacements, decompressions, sacroiliac joint fusions and kyphoplasty, according to…

Several hospitals added spine robots to their arsenals so far this year. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center became the first hospital in California to add Stryker’s Q Guidance system with Spine Guidance…

Onward’s Arc-Ex spinal cord stimulator earned the European Union’s CE Mark, according to a Sept. 8 news release. The company expects to begin commercial sales of the Arc-Ex in the fourth quarter beginning in Germany. The spinal cord stimulator is…

VB Spine, the company formed from Stryker’s sold-off U.S. spine business, became an industry sponsor for the AAOS’ American Spine Registry, according to a Sept. 5 news release. The ASR is a collaboration between the American Association of Neurological Surgeons…

Here are three updates in spine patent cases since April. 1. NuVasive infringed five patents from a spine surgeon, a jury determined. The jury ruled that screw assemblies from the Reline, Armada and VuePoint lines infringe combinations of five patents…

Fresno, Calif.-based Sierra Pacific Orthopedics added spine surgeon Devan Higginbotham, MD. Dr. Higginbotham’s expertise includes cervical disc replacement, spinal fusions, disc herniation treatment and revision surgery, according to a Sept. 4 news release shared with Becker’s. He earned his medical…