Spine

Jared Ament, MD, and Amir Vokshoor, MD, of Santa Monica-based Neurosurgery & Spine Group performed the world’s first clinical case combining Premia Spine’s Tops and Centinel Spine Prodisc-L implants. The 360-degree arthroplasty was used to treat a 36-year-old man with…

Frank Phillips, MD, has been a proponent of minimally invasive spine surgery for decades and is director of minimally invasive spine surgery at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago. Dr. Phillips has been a leader in minimally invasive spine surgery…

All criminal charges against Kingsley Chin, MD, and his company SpineFrontier were dismissed. The move stems from a 2016 case after three whistleblowers triggered a civil inquiry into Dr. Chin and the company, and that matter was resolved in November…

Mohamad Bydon, MD, is the incoming chair of neurosurgery at UChicago Medicine. He was named to the inaugural role in February and will step into the role July 1. Currently he’s a neurosurgeon at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic where he…

Total Spine and Orthopedics in Melbourne, Fla., added Scott Glickman, DO, Florida Today reported May 30. Dr. Glickman specializes in minimally invasive procedures. He earned his medical degree from Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency…

Becker’s reported on four spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in May. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Brett Simpson, MD, joined Tennova Neurosurgery – Clarksville in Tennessee. 2. Sander Connolly, Jr.,…

UC Irvine Department of Neurological Surgery’s former chair, Mark Linskey, MD, has been awarded $5.8 million in a retaliation lawsuit against the university medical center, according to a May 24 report from the LATimes. Dr. Linskey has been involved in…

Adam Bruggeman, MD, is a spine surgeon at Texas Spine Care in San Antonio. Before earning his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Dr. Bruggeman received a master’s degree in hospital administration at…

Sander Connolly, Jr., MD, is the new president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the organization said May 28. He is chair of neurosurgery at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York City…

Surgical supply and equipment company MellingMedical has entered an agreement with Joimax, a developer of full-endoscopic and minimally invasive spinal surgery products.  MellingMedical is an Small Business Administration-verified service-dsabled veteran-owned small business with several federal contracts. It will provide Joimax’s…