Spine

Missoula-based University of Montana is seeking a spinal cord injury researcher to lead its Neural Injury Center in the College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, according to Missoulian.

The Spine Journal published a study examining the variability between 10 MRI centers that took imaging exams of the same patient's spine during a three week period.

Julio Petilon, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Spine Center Atlanta in Georgia, discusses his career, minimally invasive spine surgery and what the future holds for the industry.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Nov. 17, 2016.

Nadeen Chahine, PhD, a biomedical engineer at Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, N.Y., won a five-year RO1 grant from National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Spine centers of excellence deliver cost savings of 19 percent compared to other centers, according to a HealthCore study. HealthCore is Anthem's outcomes research subsidiary.

The American Medical Association awarded Katie O. Orrico, JD, with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award.

Continental Who's Who recognized neurosurgeon and minimally invasive spine surgeon Kamal Woods, MD, among fellow Pinnacle Professionals in healthcare.

A new study published in Spine examines the cost variation within spinal fusion payment groups.

Oran Aaronson, MD, will join Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Medical Partners, according to WGNS Radio.