Spine

Spine and orthopedic leaders are optimistic about ways to grow their practices in the next 12 months. Top opportunities include physician partnerships, leveraging artificial intelligence and exploring more ways to deliver patient care. The 19 leaders featured in this article…

From endoscopic spine to cervical laminoplasty, spine surgeons discuss the procedures that they want to see gain prominence. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues…

Chad Campion, MD, has kept up with the latest spine navigation and robotic technologies in his career. His clinical interests also include endoscopic spine surgery, scoliosis and cervical disc replacement. Dr. Campion, of Germantown, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, joined the…

Hamid Abbasi, MD, a neurosurgeon at Inspired Spine in Burnsville, Minn., has completed more than 2,000 trans-Kambin oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion procedures. In addition, Dr. Abbasi has overseen more than 50,000 patient follow-up visits after OLLIF procedures, according to…

UHealth, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine joined Aclarion’s trial of the Nociscan diagnostic spine tool, according to a June 10 news release. The Clarity trial is a prospective, randomized clinical study to assess Nociscan’s ability to improve surgical…

Hazem Eltahawy, MD, has experience in multiple countries and has been a leader in spine surgery since he began practicing in 2005.  He completed a spine fellowship at Wayne State University in Detroit, a neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgery fellowship at…

Justin Ledesma, MD, joined Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island in Ronkonkoma. N.Y., the practice said in a June 8 LinkedIn post.  Dr. Ledesma previously worked at Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center. His surgical expertise includes minimally invasive spine…

A jury ruled in favor of a spine surgeon after a patient alleged a disc replacement implant caused an allergic reaction, Virginia Lawyers Weekly reported June 9. The 41-year-old patient had cervical disc replacement and requested preoperative metal allergy testing…

Sonia Eden, MD, has been a leader in minimally invasive spine and neurosurgery. In 2021, she was appointed head of adult neurosurgery at Detroit Medical Center, the first Black woman to hold the role, and second to lead a U.S.…

Ezriel Kornel, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon with more than 40 years of experience, has seen the advent of minimally invasive technologies. “One of my greatest joys as a surgeon has been contributing to advancements in spine surgery, particularly in developing…