Spine

Here are 10 spine surgeon leaders to know. 

Apple is hiring physicians, and now has around 40 to 50 on staff, including orthopedic surgeon Sharat Kusuma, MD, according to a CNBC report.

Fayetteville-based Washington Regional's Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute welcomed neurosurgeon Daniel Shepherd, MD.

J. Brian Gill, MD, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Nebraska Spine Hospital in Omaha. He has a special interest into deformity conditions, minimally invasive procedures and disc replacement.

James Chappuis, MD, is the founder, owner and senior orthopedic surgeon at SpineCenter Atlanta, a comprehensive spine practice.

David Wiles, MD, joined Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Medical Center, The Chattanooga reports.

Spine/RX, a new spine surgery practice, opened in Hoboken, N.J.

After deliberating for an hour and twenty minutes, a jury found Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare was not negligent in hiring neurosurgeon Denise Crute, MD, according to the Rockford Register Star.

Stephen Hochschuler, MD, is a founding physician of Texas Back Institute in Plano.

Johnathan Krystal, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon and clinical instructor of orthopedics at New York-based Montefiore Health System. He joined the hospital's orthopedic surgery department in August 2018 and specializes in spine treatment.