Spine

Binghamton, N.Y.-based UHS Health System welcomed Adesh Tandon, MD, to their neurosurgery department.

Researchers from Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center and Nagoya-based Meijo Hospital in Japan compared disc degeneration occurrence for patients with idiopathic scoliosis who underwent surgery against those who didn't at 10-years follow-up.

Bon Vergweij, MD, of Netherlands’ University Medical Centre, performed the world’s first 3-D printed plastic skull transplant, according to Gulf News.

A new study published in Spine examines the performance indicators for spine surgery.

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

To celebrate the 127th birthday of passed neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, MD, Google’s animated Doodle illustrates his Montreal procedure, according to CNet.

Former Billings, Mont., neurosurgeon John Schneider’s, MD, bankruptcy trial has been delayed to give his defense team extra time to reach a plea deal, according to the Billings Gazette.

UC San Diego Health selected Alexander Khalessi, MD, to serve as its neurosurgery chair. He will also serve as chief of neurosurgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Five spine surgeons share advice for becoming an entrepreneur within the spine industry.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Jan. 25, 2018.