Spine

Advocate Aurora Research Institute, an affiliate of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health, is joining Aclarion’s CLARITY clinical trial.  Aclarion is leveraging biomarkers and AI technology to identify the location of chronic low-back pain, according to a May 5 news release. …

Neurosurgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore successfully removed a spinal cord tumor through a woman’s eye socket in a landmark case, the Washington Post reported May 4. The 19-year-old patient had a small chordoma tumor that…

Spine surgeon Sohrab Gollogly, MD, wants to dedicate the rest of his career to endoscopic spine surgery. However, there are obstacles that are holding back its potential, he told Becker’s. Note: This conversation was lightly edited for clarity. Question: Where…

Here are five spine surgeons who joined new practices or added to their titles in April. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Cohere Health added spine surgeon Paul Johnson, MD, to its medical advisory board. 2. Frances Hardaway,…

Certificate of need laws, which require special approval from state governments to expand or build new facilities, can pose challenges for patient access. Here’s how CON laws, or the lack thereof, affect spine surgeons in two regions of the U.S.…

Aclarion signed a commercial agreement with Spine Institute of Louisiana in Shreveport, according to an April 29 news release. The practice will use Aclarion’s Nociscan diagnostic tool for chronic lower back pain patients. Nociscan uses artificial intelligence to help physicians…

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield established favorable coverage for Mainstay Medical Holdings’ Reactiv8 restorative neurostimulation for intractable chronic low back pain. Coverage went into effect on April 16, according to an April 28 news release. Under the policy Reactiv8…

New York City-based Spine Associates of NYC has added orthopedic spine surgeon Baron Lonner, MD.  Dr. Lonner specializes in scoliosis surgery, according to an April 28 news release from the practice. He currently works as a surgeon and clinical professor…

Many spine surgeons, neurosurgeons and leaders throughout the industry are advancing the space through their work, achievements and innovations.  Here are 25 power players in spine surgery: Note: Leaders are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Jocelyne Bloch, MD.…

Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health has added Seaspine’s 7D spine navigation system, according to an April 24 report from NBC affiliate KTVZ. St. Charles surgeons are the first in the state to use the system, which was officially added in…