Spine

A new study published in The Spine Journal examined the impact of ACOs on outcomes for spine surgery. 

Chip Hummer, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and partner at Premier Orthopaedics based in Media, Pa. He is also the chief medical officer for the Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer team.

Here are 24 spine surgeons receiving honors and promotions in 2018.

Mark McLaughlin, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Princeton (N.J.) Brain & Spine Care. In a contributing piece with the Times Union, Dr. McLaughlin discussed his three-step morning routine.

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons explored the risk factors for prolonged postoperative opioid use after spine surgery.

Robert G. Kerr, MD, PhD, was recognized as Patient Preferred Physicians and Practitioners' 2019 Patient Preferred Neurological and Spine Surgeon for the State of New York, according to KLKN-TV, a local ABC News affiliate.

Ernest Braxton, MD, and Jonathan Schoeff, MD, of Frisco, Colo.-based Vail-Summit Orthopaedics completed the country's first trans-umbilical implantation of a lumbar artificial disc, according to the Summit Daily.

Kelley Banagan, MD, is an assistant professor of orthopedics and assistant residency director in the department of orthopedics at Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine.

The story of infamous neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, MD, could soon become a TV show.

The coming year holds tremendous promise for orthopedic and spine surgeons in both clinical innovation and independent practice.