Spine

Blue Shield of California designated Napa, Calif.-based Queen of the Valley Medical Center a Blue Distinction Center for spine, knee and hip replacement surgeries, according to Napa Valley Register.  

Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital and Montgomery County, Pa.-based Holy Redeemer Health System are partnering to offer neurosurgery and neurology services to more patients, according to CBS Philly.

Neurosurgeons Sumon Bhattacharjee, MD, and Alexander Hawkins, MD, started providing care at Agnesian HealthCare in Fond du Lac, Wis., according to the Fond du Lac Reporter.

Justin S. Field, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon with Desert Institute for Spine Care in Phoenix, has joined The Expert Network.

A new study published in Spine compares minimally invasive with open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

NYU Langone Medical Center opened a new comprehensive spine center to treat several types of spine conditions.

Here are 13 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.

A new study published in Spine examines the cost-effectiveness of cognitive-based education programs for patients with subacute or chronic low back pain in primary care.

West Orange, N.J.-based Atlantic Spine Center is presenting a seminar on stem cell treatment, according to The Progress.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska designated Scottsbluff-based Regional West Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, according to Scottsbluff Star Herald.