Spine

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital has expanded its use of minimally invasive fetoscopic surgery to repair spina bifida before birth. The procedure entails making three small uterine incisions and using a camera and tools to repair the…

Vijay Yanamadala, MD, was appointed vice chair of neurosurgery for the Fairfield Region at Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute, he said in a March 17 LinkedIn post. The Ayer Neuroscience Institute is the only comprehensive stroke center in Fairfield…

Archbold Neurology/Neurosurgery in Thomasville, Ga., added spinal neurosurgeon Griffin Baum, MD, the Thomasville Times-Enterprise reported March 16. Dr. Baum specializes in complex spine disorders. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency at Emory University School of Medicine in…

Spine surgeons who have an outcomes-based approach now will see a strong payoff in the value-based care landscape in the near future. Two spine surgeons discuss what’s ahead for value-based care and how it will fit in a fee-for-service landscape.…

David Matusz, MD, has joined New York City-based Spine Associates of NYC, according to a March 16 news release. Dr. Matusz has more than 20 years of clinical experience treating adult and pediatric patients. His expertise includes complex spinal disorders…

Traditional fee-for-service has been predominant despite long-term conversations about value-based care. But the latter model is likely to expand and serve as a more common option alongside fee-for-service, Bryan Lee, MD, said. Dr. Lee, a spine surgeon with Phoenix-based Barrow…

Babajide Ogunseinde, MD, a spine surgeon in Longview, Texas, launched the PML Mastery App, a digital platform to train physicians in the posterior medial-to-lateral sacroiliac fusion technique. Dr. Ogunseinde created the technique, which has an emphasis on improved implant trajectory,…

For Emeka Nwodim, MD, a successful spine practice doesn’t have one set path. Dr. Nwodim reflects on what spine surgeons should do in 2026 to grow and one thing he’d do differently earlier in his career. The Spine Success Strategy…

A spine surgeon in New York was fined $22,000 and barred from administering pediatric vaccines over claims related to his own child’s vaccinations, Newsday reported March 13.  Salvatore Palumbo, MD, reached a settlement with state investigators but denied the charges…

Although spine surgery remains an area where women are underrepresented, there are several who are serving as mentors and leaders for their peers. Here are five female spine surgeons to know in alphabetical order: Editor’s note: This is not a…