Spine

A Colorado jury sided with Lisa French, a patient at Westminster, Colo.-based St. Anthony North Health Campus, ruling the hospital overcharged her for a spinal fusion, The Denver Post reports.

Here are the top 25 hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery, according to U.S News & World Report, 2018-19 Best Hospitals report.

The North American Spine Society named Chukwuka Okafor, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, as one of the top 20 spine physicians 40 years old and younger, Spectrum News reported.

Here are the 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review between Aug. 6 and Aug. 10.

Kelly-Ann Patrice, MD, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.

Troy, Mich.-based Jagannath Neurosurgical Institute neurosurgeon Jay Jagannathan, MD, will be featured on a 9&10 News segment, "the four."

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons making headlines:

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons will host its annual meeting in Houston, Oct. 6 to 10.

The Minnesota Department of Health collects and reveals cost data on several of the priciest procedures for hospitals statewide, including spinal fusion. The most recent report shows a gap of nearly $32,000 in spinal fusion cost between hospitals, according to…

Four spine surgeons weigh in on the ways in which physician extenders have been useful for their practice as well as the drawbacks of leaning too heavily on them.