Spine

Of the top 50 hospitals ranked for neurosurgery and neurology by U.S. News & World Report, nine are in the West Here are the top hospitals for orthopedics in the West and their rankings. 2. UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco)…

Spine procedures are making their way to the outpatient setting, and leaning into certain aspects could help quicken the pace of migration. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical,…

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health’s Pain Management Center in Dyer (Ind.) is now offering the Via Disc NP procedure for patients with chronic low back pain caused by spinal disc degeneration, according to an Aug. 4 Northwest Indiana Business Magazine report. …

Spine surgery is entering an exciting time in the medtech space from an explosion of implant designs to the possibility of better standardizing care, Tan Chen, MD, said. Dr. Chen, of Geisinger in Wilkes Barre, Pa., discussed the exciting opportunities…

Here are 12 spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in July: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, began the role of president of the North Carolina Spine Society.…

In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to a molecular innovation that is reshaping the standard of care: P-15 Peptide. This naturally occurring 15-amino acid sequence found in…

An analysis of outpatient cervical disc replacements completed over six years at two DISC Surgery Center locations found the procedure can be done safely and efficiently at multiple levels at an ASC. Four things to know: 1. Data from 1,043…

Neurosurgeon Michael Fromke, MD, joined HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami. Dr. Fromke will help grow the hospital’s neurosurgery program, according to a July 30 news release published in South Florida Hospital News. In his career, Dr. Fromke has been…

Here are two developments in spine-related lawsuits in July. 1. Denver-based AdventHealth Porter was ordered to pay a spine surgery patient almost $3.2 million after he accused employees of dropping him after surgery. The 82-year-old man filed his lawsuit in…

People say it all the time: “Well, it’s not brain surgery.” It’s meant as a joke — a way to say something isn’t that hard. But for me and my colleagues, it is brain surgery. Every single day. And it’s hard in…