Spine

Aclarion’s augmented intelligence tool, Nociscan, is more cost effective compared to provocative discography, according to a new study. The study, published in Clinicoeconomics and Outcomes Research, assessed data from 139 chronic lower back pain patients. The mean total cost for…

Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center has earned accreditation for its new neurology residency program.  The program, which was recently accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, will be based out of Sutter’s teaching hospital, according to an April…

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has earned accreditation from the Spina Bifida Association Clinic Care Partner program.  OU Health is one of only 42 facilities in the nation with the accreditation, according to an April 16 news release…

Michael Finn, MD, joined Midwest Brain & Spine Institute in Stillwater, Minn. Dr. Finn is a neurological spine surgeon and previously was an associate neurosurgery professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, according to an April…

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health has added Frances Hardaway, MD, and James Cox, DO, to its medical staff.  Dr. Hardaway has a primary focus on general neurosurgery and spine surgeries. She specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, treatment of herniated discs,…

CMS physician fee rates are a top concern for physicians, and spine surgeons see additional opportunities in changing policies specific to their specialty. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about…

From the operating room to stakeholder collaboration, innovations in the spine industry are emerging from multiple avenues in the healthcare landscape. The 17 leaders featured in this article are speaking at Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC…

Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the April 2025 issue of the Global Spine Journal. Researchers used the PearlDiver…

Cohere Health added spine surgeon Paul Johnson, MD, to its medical advisory board, the company said April 16. Dr. Johnson has more than 30 years of experience, according to a news release. The medical advisory board supports the company’s proprietary…

Neurosurgeon Michael Groff, MD, executive director of neurosciences at Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health, died in an April 12 plane crash, the health system confirmed. “Dr. Groff was more than a physician – he was a visionary leader, a gifted neurosurgeon,…