Spine

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making the news.

Three spine surgeons weigh in what patient characteristics they consider important when deciding whether to perform a surgery in the outpatient setting.

Two neurosurgeons, Praveen Mummaneni, MD, and Ciro Randazzo, MD, discuss the future of bundled payments in spine.

A group of neurosurgeons led by OhioHealth's Victor Awuor, MD, are traveling to Kenya to treat patients for neurosurgical conditions, reports 10TV.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines machine learning algorithms for predicting the risk of prolonged opioid use after lumbar disc herniation surgery.

Two NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the first surgical procedure in the U.S. for disc herniation using the Barricaid system from Intrinsic Therapeutics, according to a Newswise report.

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health and Camp Hill, Pa.-based Geisinger Holy Spirit partnered to expand Geisinger's neurosurgical care offerings.

The decision to seek employment or private practice is a vital one for a neurosurgeon's career. Both options have pros and cons with varying levels of financial, personal and professional outcomes, according to a Neurosurgery Market Watch report.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis named Jacob Buchowski, MD, its first inaugural Lawrence G. and Elizabeth A. Lenke Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Here are six and spine and neurosurgeons making the news.