Spine

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based neurosurgeon Sonjay Fonn, MD, and his fiancee Deborah Seeger were convicted of submitting false claims to CMS and incurred fines of $5.49 million, according to the Southeast Missourian.

Board-certified pain medicine physician and anesthesiologist Melanie Novak, MD, joined Detroit-based Jagannathan Neurosurgery.

SpineLine revealed its "20 Under 40" list at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Sept. 26-29.

Two spinal cord injury patients with complete motor paralysis were able to walk independently after a combined regimen of locomotor exercises and spinal cord epidural stimulation, according to a study in NEJM.

Lawrence Rinksy, MD, performed an early onset scoliosis procedure using magnetic rods, KSAT ABC 12 reports.

Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship Sept. 23 in Atlanta, Ga., his first tournament win in five years, according to ESPN.

Thomas Scully, MD, a neurological surgeon with Northwest NeuroSpecialists in Tucson, Ariz., discusses the future of spinal technology and offers advice for young entrepreneurial spine surgeons in this feature article.

Since being founded in 1980 in Verona, Italy, Orthofix® has experienced global expansion. Here are 10 things to know about the device company:

Kevin James, MD, operated on Wichita Falls, Texas police officer Tim Putney after the officer was injured while in the line of duty, according to Times Record News.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from Sept. 17-21.