Spine

Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, has devoted his career to advancing spine surgery and care as a surgeon, scientist and department leader. He is currently the chief of the orthopedic spine service and co-director of the USC Spine Center at Keck…

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Here are nine spine and neurosurgeons who joined new practices in October.

Three spine surgeons weigh in on the trends they are seeing in the spinal trauma arena.

Norfolk, Va.-based Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters added Kimberly Mackey, MD, to its neurosurgery team, according to the Suffolk News-Herald.

Four spine surgeons who are on the front ends of their careers discuss their biggest practice concerns.

With the opioid epidemic front of mind for ambulatory surgery center leaders, a study in the International Journal of Spine Surgery researched if hospital surgery centers or ASCs prescribed more narcotics after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Neurosurgeon Courtland Davis, MD, 97, passed away Oct. 16, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

This article is a portion of a book titled "Challenges, Risks and Opportunities in Today's Spine World" edited by Stephen Hochschuler, MD, Frank Phillips, MD, and Richard Fessler, MD. You can find links to the previous chapters at the end…

Intrawound application of vancomycin can prevent instrument-related surgical site infection after internal spinal fixation, according to a study in Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management.