Spine

James Holmblad, MD, a spine surgeon and founding member of Scoliosis Research Society, passed away in February. An obituary appeared for Dr. Holmblad in Spinal Deformity.

Anjan Sen, MD, has served the patients of Tri-Cities, Wash., for 50 years, according to Tri-City Herald.

A former NFL player left the game in 2013 to pursue a medical degree at Tallahassee-based Florida State University College of Medicine, according to Tuko.

York, Pa.-based Wellspan Interventional Pain Center researchers investigated the impact of repeated MRIs on treatment for chronic spine pain, according to Clinical Pain Advisor.

Last month the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery elected Jeffrey Goldstein, MD, president.

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines procedure volume and complication rate for surgeons performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Here are 11 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news over the past week.

A new study published in The Spine Journal compares cervical deformity perioperative complications in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database to those reported in a multicenter prospective cervical deformity database.

Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School appointed Clark Chen, MD, PhD, head of the neurosurgery department.

Seven spine surgeons share their best advice for mitigating burnout.