Spine

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital admitted human error caused its recent infection breach that may have affected 5,800 spine and orthopedic surgery patients, according to KDVR.

Board-certified neurosurgeon Frederick Junn, MD, has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in Dearborn, Michigan.

NeuroPoint Alliance welcomed St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare Health, Dartmouth-Hitchock in Lebanon, N.H., and Green Bay, Wis.-based Aurora BayCare Medical Center to its Quality Outcomes Database program.

Merle S. Rust, MD, joined the International Association of HealthCare Professionals.

Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute President and CEO Roger Cary joined more than 250 healthcare professionals at the Johnson & Johnson-presented Lake Nona Impact Forum from Feb. 28 to March 2 in Orlando, Fla.

Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine settled a lawsuit with Mario Zuccarello, MD, over a contract dispute, according to Cincinnati Business Courier.

Johnny B. Delashaw, MD, former Seattle-based Swedish Neuroscience Institute chair, is suing The Seattle Times for libel, according to TDN.com.

Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital will resume surgeries on a limited schedule April 12 after implementing changes recommended by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment following an orthopedic and spine surgery infection control breach.

Four spine surgeons discuss the key changes that they believe will take place within the next decade.