Spine

Here, seven spine surgeons lay out how they make health and fitness a priority.

Researchers analyzed a commercial insurance policy’s impact in North Carolina restricting lumbar fusions for specific indications, according to a Spine study.

Planetree selected Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute to participate in its patient-centered outcomes research project, as a part of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's $249,000 Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award. PCORI granted the award to Planetree.

Oneonta, N.Y.-based A.O. Fox Hospital named Reginald Knight, MD, MHA, an orthopedic spine surgeon, vice president of medical affairs, according to an All Otsego report.

Baltimore-based MedStar Health appointed Zeena Dorai, MD, the new chief of neurosurgery at MedStar Union Memorial and MedStar Good Samaritan hospitals, both in Baltimore.

Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute laid off approximately 70 employees, according to Tampa Bay Times.

Here are seven spine surgeons and neurosurgeons who recently received awards or promotions.

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System welcomes neurosurgeon Daniel Aghion, MD, to its team on July 1, 2016.

The Expert Network has named W. Porter McRoberts, MD, as a "Distinguished Doctor."

CBS featured Clearwater-based Florida Spine Institute's neurosurgeons Robert Kowalski, MD, and Christopher Koebbe, MD, as well as pain management director Ashraf Hanna, MD.