Spine

Germany-based Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center researchers studied the activity between the nervous system and the vascular system in hopes of discovering more about diseases plaguing the central nervous system, according to Medical Xpress.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Hospital neurosurgeons invited Durham Nativity School students to travel with them on a medical trip to Uganda, according to abc 11.

Here are 11 spine surgeons who made the news this week:

The Expert Network welcomed Anthony L. D'Ambrosio, MD.

Neurosurgeon Stephen Ondra, MD, joined Louisville, Ky.-based RowdMap as head of clinical risk innovation strategy, according to Yahoo! Finance.

Three spine surgeons sound off on the books that have influenced their professional lives.

Italian neuroscientist Dr. Sergio Canavero will attempt to transplant the head of a volunteer patient to a donor body, according to Cavalier Daily.

Orthopedic spine surgeon Daniel McGuire, MD, was welcomed in the lobby of Spencer (Iowa) Hospital earlier this week, according to The Daily Reporter.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for March 30, 2017.

A new study published in Spine examines 1,400 consecutive patients who underwent elective spine surgery at Duke University Hospital and measures 30-day readmissions.