Spine

A study published in The Spine Journal and reported on in Reuters Health reveals physicians' concerns with people's prolonged phone usage.

Neurosurgeon Matthew Philips, MD, of Dartmouth, Mass.-based Southcoast Neurosurgery, serves as president of a startup software company that strives to protect teenagers from the dangers on the internet, according to SouthCoast Today.

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.