Spine

The Salem, Mass.-based North Shore Medical Center has added spine surgeon Jason Bessey, MD, to its medical team, according to the Salem Gazette.

Gary, Ind.-based Methodist Hospitals welcomed Ashid Patel, MD, to the Methodist Physician Group.

In April, representatives Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) proposed legislation emphasizing accessible care for disabled veterans. President Barack Obama signed the proposal into law, according to Oakdale Leader.

A new study published in Spine examines the economics of incidental durotomy in spine surgery.

Chicago-based Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine researchers found most NFL players who have surgery for a herniated disc in the cervical spine make it back on the field at normal function.

The healthcare industry's tumultuous nature offers a challenging place to practice and perform surgery. Increasing premiums and stubborn payers have lodged surgeons into a corner, forcing them to make call after call for approval to perform necessary surgeries.

Here are 17 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons that joined new organizations or received promotions in September.

A new study published in Spine examines the complications, readmissions and reoperations for posterior cervical fusion.

Researchers analyzed the efficacy of a novel sagittal spine length radiographic measurement for assessing growth in early-onset scoliosis patients, according to a study published in Spine Deformity.

The Frederick (Md.) Police Department is investigating the death of Sandeep Sherlekar, MD, co-founder of the American Spine Center, the Frederick News-Post reports.