Spine

Spine surgeon and Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute President Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA, was featured in an interview in Philadelphia Style magazine.

VerteCore Technologies is recruiting physicians specializing in back pain to test its new VerteCore Lift device.

A reduction in the amount of implant spinal surgeries has led, in part, to fewer workers compensation hospitalizations in California, based on a California Workers' Compensation report, according to Business Insurance.

Orthopedic surgeon Ian Harris, MBBS, of Liverpool, St. George and Sutherland Hospitals in Sydney, Australia, admitted he performed unnecessary surgeries, according to International Business Times.

Over the last few years, many physicians, including spine specialists, have re-examined not only their investment assumptions, but also their relationships with investment advisory professionals.

New research led by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and published in the journal Brain shows spinal cord injuries can also cause a "paralysis" of the immune system that renders these patients more susceptible to pneumonia…

Researchers analyzed whether cervical total disc replacement using the Mobi-C proved an effective alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in a new study published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital will offer a training event with the Stryker Mobile Lab on March 5, according to AlabamaNews.net.

Kevin Nash, a Hall of Fame wrestler, gave permission for his spinal cord and brain to be donated for chronic traumatic encephalopathy research following his death, according to ESPN.

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who were in the news this past week.