Spine

In a noisy healthcare landscape, spine surgeon Erich Anderer, MD, said he’s putting his focus on tech, information access and preventing the need for surgery to begin with. Dr. Anderer, of NYU Langone Health in New York City, discussed the…

Xtant Medical completed its sale of certain non-core Coflex spine implant assets and all OUS entities of Paradigm Spine GmbH to Companion Spine, according to a Dec. 1 news release. The $19.2 million transaction included $11.0 million in cash and…

Multiple professional multispecialty groups have endorsed or affirmed the benefit of guidelines for addressing sacroiliac joint complex pain, according to an article published Nov. 20 in Pain Medicine. Development for the multispecialty guidelines were approved by the Boards of Directors…

NYU Langone Health’s Department of Neurosurgery has tapped Paul Gardner, MD, to launch its Skull Base Surgery Center.  Dr. Gardner is a skull base surgeon and an innovator of minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques, according to a Nov. 26 news release…

As spine surgeons reflect on the past year and what’s ahead, AI and payer woes are among the key disruptors physicians anticipate in 2026. Several spine surgeons joined “Becker’s Spine and Orthopedics Podcast” to share their insights. Note: These excerpts…

Becker’s reported on four spine surgeons moving to new practices or adding to their titles in November. Note: This isn’t an exhaustive list. 1. Spine surgeon Tenner Guillaume, MD, of St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children’s Hospital, was appointed to SMAIO’s…

Here are three spine and neurosurgery organizations that have opened new locations, added new partners or launched, as reported by Becker’s since Nov. 5:

The musculoskeletal environment is at an important inflection point with technology developing at a faster pace, procedures becoming more minimally invasive and broader focuses on patient wellbeing, spine surgeons discuss their own roles in healthcare’s future. Ask Spine Surgeons is…

Christopher Good, MD, completed the first minimally invasive robotic Bertolotti’s resection surgery in the world.  The procedure, which was performed at Reston (Va.) Hospital Center, provides an alternative surgical option for patients who suffer from chronic back pain caused by…

Medtech company SpineGuard received an intention to grant a patent on its universal adapter for orthopedic drills and robots from the U.S. Patent Office.  The patent protects the company’s adapter, which is used for securing bone drilling power tools, according…