Spine

A neurosurgeon and neuroscientist are featured on The Washington Post's "Post Next 50" list recognizing people shaping society in 2025.

Randolph Bishop, MD, joined The Summit Institute for Orthopedics, Spine and Human Movement in Hutchinson, Kan., according to a Feb. 11 news release. 

Here are 10 places seeking spine and orthopedic surgeons.

UChicago Medicine has named Mohamad Bydon, MD, as the inaugural chair of the department of neurological surgery. 

In March, Scott Blumenthal, MD, will mark 25 years since he performed the first lumbar total disc replacement in the U.S.

The spinal implants market is estimated to grow by $3.55 billion from 2025 to 2029, according to research from Technavio.

Richard Lee, MD, performed the first ultra minimally invasive single-portal endoscopic spine surgery in Orange County, Calif., according to a Feb. 7 news release shared with Becker's.

Timothy O’Connor, MD, director of minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery at Marcus Neuroscience Institute in Boca Raton, has become one of the first specialists in the world to conduct next-generation, augmented reality spine surgery with novel, advanced, high-resolution augmented…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine will be the first site for Clarion's Clarity trial for spine surgery, according to a Feb. 6 news release. 

When thinking about the long-term future of spine surgery, some procedures stand out for their cost-effectiveness.