Spine

Here are 10 spine surgeon leaders to know.

A new study explored the efficacy of using vertebroplasty to treat spinal fracture pain instead of a placebo, according to United Press International.

On May 9, 2018, neurosurgeon Louis Kralick, MD, of Anchorage Neurosurgical Associates, settled a malpractice lawsuit concerning a spine procedure performed in 2013, according to KTVA. Dr. Kralick also made headlines in March for allegedly photographing the genitalia of a…

Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, founder of the Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles discusses the whether he will participate in CMS' Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced, a new voluntary episode model slated to begin Oct. 1.

A new study published in The BMJ compared vertebroplasty to a sham procedure for treating acute osteoporotic compression fractures.

Between January 2013 and December 2016, James Sanfilippo, MD, of Reconstructive Orthopedics in Vineland, N.J., performed the highest number of spinal fusion procedures in the state.

Shelly Timmons, MD, is the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' new president.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for May 10, 2018.

The practice of overlapping surgeries is not only safe but may even be beneficial to neurosurgery patients, according to findings presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2018 Annual Meeting in New Orleans and detailed in Medscape.

P. Richard Emmanuel, MD, a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Orthopedic & Spine Institute of Los Angeles, has been named a 2018 Top Doctor in Beverly Hills, California.