Spine

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.

Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health welcomed Louis Ross, MD, and Robert Lynagh, DO, to its St. Vincent Healthcare Neuroscience Center for Brain and Spine in Billings, Mont., according to Billings Gazette.

Jonathan J. Rasouli, MD, is a neurosurgery chief resident at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City.

  An article published in the Rush Orthopedics Journal examined how multimodal analgesia can reduce opioid use during spine surgery.

Four spine surgeons share the most insightful professional lessons they learned this year.

  DMH Medical Group added Ratul Raychaudhuri, MD, to its Decatur Neurosurgery Associates of Decatur (Ill.) practice, the Herald & Review reported.

Washington-based neurosurgeon Johnny Delashaw, MD, sued multiple Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission members related to action taken against him in 2017, according to a report from The Daily News.

Tom Stanley, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at OrthoIllinois in Algonquin, Ill.

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.