Spine

A new study published in Spine examines the reliability of the National Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Alejandro J. Betancourt, MD, earned recognition as a 2017 Top Doctor in Harlingen, Texas.

George Ampat, FRCS, a consultant orthopedic surgeon at England-based Royal Liverpool University Hospitals, wrote a self-help book for people living with back and neck pain.

Richard Frieden, MD, joined Marquette, Mich.-based UP Health System, according to UPMatters.com.

The American Hospital Association will honor orthopedic spine surgeon James N. Weinstein, DO, with the Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award, according to VTDIGGER.

Here are 12 spine surgeons who made the news this week:

A new study published in Spine examines hospital-acquired infections among patients who undergo surgery for adult spinal deformity.

Morgan Lorio, MD, received the first Distinguished Service Award from the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.

Four spine surgeons share the most difficult conversation they have ever had to have in the workplace.

Spinal surgery is a major and delicate surgery that is performed by highly specialized and experienced surgeons. Depending on the nature of the procedure, the main surgeon can be a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic surgeon. More often than not, however,…