Spine

Nima Salari, MD, partner at Desert Institute for Spine Care in Phoenix, is a spine surgeon at the early end of his career. He discusses how recent healthcare technology and policy trends are affecting his practice and where he sees…

Sheyan J. Armaghani, MD, a spine surgeon with Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa, discusses his concerns as an early-career spine surgeon and where he sees his practice headed in the future.

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD, from Tucson, Ariz.-based Center for Advanced Spine Care was featured on Kold News 13's "Noon Notebook" segment.

Cincinnati-based West Chester Hospital and more than 350 former patients of notorious spine surgeon Atiq Durrani, MD, came to a settlement agreement, according to WLWT5.

Female neurosurgeons account for 5 percent of neurosurgeons in the U.S., according to 3WEARTV.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-based Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center welcomed neurosurgeon Gregory Weiner, MD.

Jim Sanfilippo, MD, is a spine surgeon at Reconstructive Orthopedics in Marlton, N.J.

Former Seattle-based Swedish Neuroscience Institute chairman Johnny Delashaw, MD, lost his license in May 2017. After seeking appeals, the neurosurgeon got his license back; however, getting a job has remained a challenge, according to The Daily News.

Around half of patients who chronically use opioids before lumbar arthrodesis will continue to use opioids one-year postoperatively, according to a study in Spine.

Michael Verdon, DO, is a physician within Premier Health's Clinical Neuroscience Institute in Englewood, Ohio.