Spine

Jonathan Falakassa, MD, joined Southern California Orthopedic Institute in Van Nuys, Calif.

Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine researchers analyzed the impact of cage angle and surgical technique on segmental lordosis. Rojeh Melikian, MD, of DISC Sports & Spine in Marina Del Rey, Calif., and his team wanted to see the degree…

Neurosurgeon Gregory Sherr, MD, is suing HealthEast Care System, CentraCare Health and six affiliated physicians for an alleged "pattern of anti-competitive, tortious and otherwise illegal conduct." Both healthcare systems are based in St. Cloud, Minn.

Here are four spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this week.

Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute and McGovern Medical School at UT Health, both headquartered in Houston, welcomed Justin P. Morgan, MD, to the team, according to Katy Magazine.

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering's pediatrics department received $1.2 million in funding after the Humans of New York social media site featured neurosurgeon Mark Souweidane, MD.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Sept. 15, 2016.

After breaking into a New York City-based medical office building, a burglar torched it to conceal his trespassing, according to New York Daily News.

Patrick O'Leary, MD, a spine surgeon at Illinois-based Midwest Orthopaedic Center, discusses how spine surgery has changed during his career and what he anticipates for the medical specialty's future.

BMC Medical Education published the first paper demonstrating the value of neurosurgery residents using Conquer Mobile's PeriopSim simulation training platform.