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Aaron G. Filler, MD, PhD, JD, president and counsel to the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics, called on the government to further commit to brain mapping science.

Aaron K. Calodney, MD, is the new president of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, according to KLTV 7.

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery presented awards at its 16th annual meeting in Las Vegas.

A study published in Spine compares the effectiveness and economic evaluations of open and minimally invasive posterior or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

Board certified neurosurgeon John Wanebo, MD, was featured on ABC 15's Sonoran Living to discuss how Phoenix-based Barrow Brain and Spine's team of neurosurgeons utilize technology to treat patients with complex spine and brain conditions.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Columbus-based The Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center researchers analyzed the cause of immune suppression in people with high-level spinal cord injuries, according to Medical Xpress.

Stefan Parent, MD, PhD, of Canada-based CHU Sainte-Justine, and his team developed an assessment tool to analyze adolescent past and residual spinal growth, according to Medical Xpress.

Researchers sought to determine the variability in spinal radiosurgery planning practices among five international institutions, according to BioMed Central.

CBS featured Ashraf Hanna, MD, and Scott Webb, DO, both of Clearwater-based Florida Spine Institute, speaking on artificial disc replacement.

International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery named Hee Kit Wong, MD, PhD, president.