Spine

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers investigated the impact of opioid use on adult spinal deformity spine surgery patients.

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery named Marek Szpalski, MD, 2018-19 president at its annual meeting last week. 

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital admitted human error caused its recent infection breach that may have affected 5,800 spine and orthopedic surgery patients, according to KDVR.

Board-certified neurosurgeon Frederick Junn, MD, has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in Dearborn, Michigan.

NeuroPoint Alliance welcomed St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare Health, Dartmouth-Hitchock in Lebanon, N.H., and Green Bay, Wis.-based Aurora BayCare Medical Center to its Quality Outcomes Database program.

Merle S. Rust, MD, joined the International Association of HealthCare Professionals.

Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute President and CEO Roger Cary joined more than 250 healthcare professionals at the Johnson & Johnson-presented Lake Nona Impact Forum from Feb. 28 to March 2 in Orlando, Fla.

Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine settled a lawsuit with Mario Zuccarello, MD, over a contract dispute, according to Cincinnati Business Courier.

Johnny B. Delashaw, MD, former Seattle-based Swedish Neuroscience Institute chair, is suing The Seattle Times for libel, according to TDN.com.