Spine

The SpineHope Foundation sponsored a medical mission trip to offer spine surgeries for San José, Costa Rica-based National Children's Hospital patients, according to The Tico Times News.

Here are 10 spine surgeons who made the headlines this week:

The Senate confirmed Ben Carson, MD, as the next Housing and Urban Development Secretary, the New York Times reports.

Four spine surgeons discuss the potential disadvantages for providers under President Donald Trump.

Johnny B. Delashaw, MD, resigned from his post as chair of the Seattle-based Swedish Neuroscience Institute on the Cherry Hill campus on March 1, 2017, amid a state health regulatory investigation into complaints filed against him, The Seattle Times reports.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for March 2, 2017.

A new study published in Spinal Deformity examines information exchange about scoliosis on social media.

Castle Connolly Medical honored Jason E. Lowenstein, MD, a spine surgeon in Morristown, N.J., as a top doctor in the New York metro area.

Kalid Kurtom, MD, of Baltimore-based University of Maryland Community Medical Group will lead a medical mission trip to Jordan, where he will treat Syrian refugees free of charge, according to The Star Democrat.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examined whether patient reported outcomes are predictive of patient satisfaction five years after anterior cervical spine surgery.