Spine

Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center has received the On Time Doctor Award from Vitals, according to a Rockford Register Star report.

Danbury (Conn.) Hospital has received a $1 million gift to establish an endowed chair in spine surgery, according to an Executive Insight report.

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

Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute now includes the bionic suit technology to help patients with spinal injuries and conditions walk again, according to a Fox 10 Phoenix news report.

Azalea Orthopedics' Todd Raabe, MD, now performs spine surgery with the new Mazor Robotics Renaissance guidance system at ETMC, according to a KMOO report.

A new study published in Spine examines the connection between BMI and the risk for developing lumbar spinal stenosis.

Farmington Physician Associates in Cape Girardeau, Mo., opened a new clinic, according to Farmington Press.

Board-certified neurosurgeon Elad I. Levy, MD, was honored alongside other alumni at George Washington University's 79th annual Alumni Achievement Awards, according to GW Today.

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Here are 13 things for spinal surgeons to know for September 24, 2105.