Spine

Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance in New York CIty received a $3 million gift to create what it claims is the world’s first pediatric implanted neurostimulation program at the Charles Lazarus Children’s Abilities Center, according to a…

Thomas Belknap, MD, performed Northside Hospital Forsyth’s first ultra-minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery, according to a July 21 news release. Dr. Belknap on June 20 performed a lumbar spine endoscopic microdiscectomy with Arthrex’s spine tools. He used a small incision…

Here are 10 hospitals and practices looking for spine surgeon, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Duke Health System in Durham, N.C., seeks an orthopedic spine surgeon. 2. Cleveland Clinic seeks a spinal neurosurgeon. 3. Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists in Spokane,…

UP Health System – Marquette (Mich.) added Nathan Esplin, MD, to its Brain and Spine Center, the hospital said. Dr. Esplin is a neurosurgeon with clinical interests in spine surgery, cranial surgery and neuromodulation, the health system said in a…

L&K Spine proudly announces that its innovative Expandable TLIF/PLIF interbody cage, PathLoc-TM, has now been implanted in over 4,000 spinal levels across the U.S. as of July 17, with zero reported device-related failures—a milestone that underscores the product’s strong clinical…

In the last month, Becker’s reported on six developments in CMS and Medicare news affecting spine surgery and physicians. 1. Some fee-for-service spine procedures in traditional Medicare will have prior authorizations added, according to CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service…

Stephen Courtney, MD, founder of Eminent Spine, completed the first case using the company’s  3D-printed pedicle screw system, according to a July 16 news release.  The milestone case was performed at Eminent Hospital in Richardson, Texas. Dr. Courtney used the…

Jaime Gomez, MD, has joined Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute in Miami, according to a July 17 news release. Dr. Gomez is a pediatric spine surgeon specializing in scoliosis and complex spinal conditions. He previously served as…

Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists in Wichita has added sports medicine physician Ryan Livermore, MD, to its team. Dr. Livermore joined the practice June 30, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. He is board-certified and fellowship-trained in orthopedics,…

Zacharia Pinter, MD, has joined The Orthopedic Partners in Park City, Utah, according to a July 10 Linkedin post. Dr. Pinter is a graduate from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s orthopedic surgery residency and recently completed a fellowship at Philadelphia-based Rothman…