Spine

Niteesh Bharara, MD, is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician and the director of regenerative medicine at Virginia Spine Institute in Reston.

Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD, associate professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both based in Boston, as well as deputy editor of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, discusses the…

Brett Braly, MD, director of orthopedic spine surgery at Oklahoma City-based Community Hospital, discusses where his practice will head in the future.

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Vertebral augmentation is superior to nonoperative care in reducing lower back pain due to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, according to a study in Clinical Spine Surgery.

A panel of judges found New York City-based Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center properly denied neurosurgeon Syed Aftab Karim, MD, privileges because of poor interpersonal skills and difficulties working with subordinates, according to New York Law Journal.

Neurosurgeon Juan Jimenez, MD, of Bourbonnais, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare, is the first surgeon to use a new 3D-printed implant technology for cervical spine surgery, according to WGN Radio.

Tobias Mattei, MD, a neurospine surgeon with SLUCare Physician Group based in St. Louis, has a practice focused on complex spine surgery as well as artificial disc replacement.

Classic Car Trust recognized retired neurosurgeon Frederick Simeone, MD, as the second-most significant car collector in the world, The Temple News reports.

Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Hospital welcomed Fassil Mesfin, MD, PhD, according to Lake Expo.