Spine

Rick Friedman, MD, PhD, and Marc Schwartz, MD, launched the acoustic neuroma program at UC San Diego Health to treat rare brain tumors.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Nov. 16, 2017.

CMS released the 2018 final rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and payments for services provided in hospital outpatient departments and ASCs. The North American Spine Society outlined five ways 2018 changes will affect spine surgeons.

Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital plans to establish a new spine institute, according to Boston Business Journal.

A new study published in Spine examines the 90-day readmission rate for lumbar spinal fusion in New York State.

Rohit Verma, MD, of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, shares what he thinks will impact the spine field and what the industry has in store for minimally invasive surgery.

The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation named Flagg Flanagan public director of the board of directors.

William C. Tally, MD, offers insights into why he believes reimbursement and consolidation will shake up the spine industry in the next year.  

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examined the cost of radiologists interpreting the images of patients with traumatic single-level thoracolumbar fractures to determine whether the reports are effective.

Thomas Schuler, MD, founded Virginia Spine Institute in 1992 and has grown the practice to deliver cutting-edge spine care to patients, including regenerative therapy, stem cell therapy and artificial disc replacement. Dr. Schuler performed the first hybrid multilevel cervical artificial…