Spine

Neurosurgeon Dawn Tartaglione, DO, has been named president of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, according to a Nodaway News Leader report.

Mercy Northwest Arkansas in Rogers opened its new spine center, according to an Arkansas Online report.

Clayton E. Turner, MD, joined Wyoming Medical Center's Advantage Orthopedics and Neurosurgery in Casper, according to Casper Journal.

Sarasota, Fla.-based CAE Healthcare has exclusive rights to sell the NeuroVR globally.

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems welcomed Joseph F. Emrich, MD, to its neurosurgery team, according to iBerkshires.com.

A new study published in Spine examines complications and subsequent surgeries after lumbar total disc replacement and lumbar fusion.

Eric Belin, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, joined Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, according to The Chicago Tribune.

Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers found a method that can limit damage from spinal cord lesion, according to the Observer.

Watertown (Mass.) Public Schools is executing a scoliosis screening program for its students, grades fifth through ninth, in January 2016, according to Wicked Local.

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