Spine

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine uses the NeuroPoint-SD Registry to examine the predictive value of three-month lumbar discectomy outcomes.

Spine surgeons and spine pain management physicians want to reduce their patients' pain, but do their methods of reaching this goal separate or integrate?

The Expert Network inducted Donald Mackenzie, MD, as a Distinguished Doctor, based on peer reviews, recognitions and career accomplishments.

Pain management physician, Gabriel Yacob, MD, will begin seeing patients at Bradford (Penn.) Regional Medical Center, according to The Bradford Era.

James Cole, MD, joined Johnson Physicians Network and will see patients in Franklin, Ind., according to Daily Journal.

EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., added EvergreenHealth Spine & Neurosurgery Care to its network, according to Bothell Reporter.

Based in Portland, Maine Medical Center opened its new $40 million brain and spine wing, according to Portland Press Herald.

On average, neurosurgeons earn $403,000 in the United States, according to Payscale.com.

Dale T. Landry Jr., MD, joined Orthopaedic Associates in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, joined the staff at Providence Saint John's Health Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute.