Spine

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the publication productivity of orthopedic surgeons who chair their departments.

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals teamed up with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association to create the Pain Stewardship Program.

Spine surgeons Robert G. Watkins III, MD, and Robert G Watkins IV, MD, have developed a new app called The Back Doctor to help users guide through core strengthening and rehabilitation.

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center honored David Cheng, MD, as the "Dr. Sukunya Dunphy Memorial Teacher of the Year."

St. George, Utah-based Southwest Spine & Pain Center now offers Vertiflex's Superion Indirect Decompression System.

Surgeon and entrepreneur Gary Michelson, MD, and his foundation Michelson 20MM Foundation, launched an online course focused on patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets.

Ernest E. Braxton, MD, is a specialty-trained neurosurgeon joining Vail-Summit Orthopaedics in July 2017. Dr. Braxton will serve patients at the Edwards, Frisco and Vail, Colo., locations.

Alliance Spine hired two new regional sales managers — Martin Jones and Christopher Miller.

As a doctor, our goal is to help patients get back to a pre-injury state or to help manage a condition so that a person can live life to the fullest. But we can only do so much. Patients need…

As a doctor, our goal is to help patients get back to a pre-injury state or to help manage a condition so that a person can live life to the fullest. But we can only do so much. Patients need…