Spine
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Abbas Bahari, MD, is the newest spine surgeon at Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Physicians, according to The Monroe News.
Michael Glover, MD, is an Arizona-based spine surgeon that performs endoscopic spine surgeries.
Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making headlines:
Carmel-based Indiana Spine Group President Rick C. Sasso, MD, was awarded $112 million in damages after winning a five-year legal battle against Medtronic Nov. 27, according to Indianapolis Business Journal.
Due to court scheduling conflicts, the bankruptcy fraud sentencing of Cathleen Van Buskirk, MD, has been pushed back to 2019, according to Daily Camera Boulder News.
Former Rockford, Ill.-based OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center CEO David Schertz testified that the hospital drafted a plan to handle the media's questions about a neurosurgeon who was hired after allowing her license to go inactive, according to rrstar.com.
Kola Jegede, MD, is the new director of quality and safety for spine services at New York City-based NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.
Reston, Va.-based Virginia Spine Institute added spine surgeon Ehsan Jazini, MD, to its team.
Three spine surgeons weigh in on the regulatory environment.
