Spine

Here are 10 spine surgeon leaders to know. 

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Spine clinic neurosurgeon Jeffrey Gross, MD, is offering comprehensive, second opinion virtual consultations for patients considering neurosurgery and spine surgery.

Three spine surgeons look ahead to growth opportunities in the coming year.

Among patients undergoing pedicle screw removal surgery, screws in fractured vertebrae or non-fusion surgeries were vulnerable to loosening, according to a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research.

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 of…

Patients who receive chronic opioids before spine surgery are less likely to be satisfied one-year postoperatively and are more likely to experience 90-day complications regardless of dosage, according to a study in Spine.  

Following in a family's footsteps is not uncommon for various young professionals. Spine surgeon Thomas Lawhorne, MD, is no different, according to The Brunswick News.

Since Atiq Durrani, MD fled the country after an investigation into wrongful spine surgeries he performed, the fugitive surgeon and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital have been named in hundreds of lawsuits, according to 1011 Now.

A pediatric neurosurgeon and a plastic surgeon filed a lawsuit against a Nebraska-based hospital and its CEO over an alleged wrongful suspension, according to court documents.

Thomas J. Errico, MD, joined Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital.