Spine

Texas Medical Center's Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute and UTHealth's McGovern Medical School, both located in Houston, welcomed Yoshua Esquenazi, MD, to the team, according to Katy Magazine.

Here six spine specialists discuss the role of biologics in the future of the spinal care industry.

A new study published in Spine examines cervical disc arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for adjacent segment disease.

Christopher Bono, MD, North American Spine Society president and chief of spine service at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital; Need Anand, MD, clinical professor of surgery and director of spine trauma at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles; and Fred…

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.