Spine

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis named Munish C. Gupta, MD, the chief of spine surgery in the department of orthopedic surgery.

The Spine Health Foundation honored neurosurgeon Timothy Fullagar, MD, with the 2015 Hope Award.

Here, five spine surgeons discuss how the physician shortage, combined with the increase in the insured population, will affect spine care delivery.  

Robotic spine surgery has grown from 80,000 surgeries to 205,000 surgeries in the past three years, and more surgeons are training on the technology each day.

A new study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examines free-hand screw placement accuracy using a new method that includes localized entry points.

This article is sponsored by Medtronic.   Lateral spine surgery has been an effective procedure for the past decade; now, Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion (OLIF at L2-L5) gives surgeons lateral access while preserving the psoas and avoiding the iliac crest.

The spine field landscape is changing in many ways, including patient demographics and how surgeons are reaching those patients.

While opioids are a go-to strategy for pain management after spine or orthopedic surgery, there is an opioid-reducing strategy that has been employed successfully.

Here are 10 spine surgeons who were featured in the news this week.

FirstHealth Neurosurgery is using a new device for two-level cervical disc replacement surgery, according to a Your Daily Journal report.