Spine

Novant Health Brain and Spine Surgery in Charlotte, N.C., welcomed Erin Kiehna, MD, according to The Mint Hill Times.

Albert H. Dudley III, MD, died Nov. 19 in his home in Reisterstown, Md., The Baltimore Sun reports. The 70-year-old orthopedic surgeon died of heart failure.

Kamal Woods, MD, of Kettering (Ohio) Medical Center, performed a first-of-its-kind surgery on a patient with a severe neck deformity. The deformity forced the patient's head to lean at such an angle where his ear touched his shoulder.

Here are seven key stories on outpatient spine trends and news.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the characteristics of smokers who undergo lumbar spine surgery.

Three spine surgeons discuss the most common complaints they receive from patients and how they resolve them.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Serge Rasskazoff, MD, will resign from Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Medical Center in February 2018, Watertown Daily Times reports.

A federal grand jury indicted Cathleen Van Buskirk, MD, Dec. 4 for bankruptcy scheme allegations, according to Daily Camera Boulder News.

Here are the 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between Dec. 4 and Dec. 8.