Spine

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, President of Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, was named the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

A study published in The Spine Journal examines how malpractice liability impacts spine surgery in the United States.

The Spine Journal published a study ranking the academic impact of spine surgical fellowship programs, ranking Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia at the top, according to a Rothman Institute report.

Spine surgeons discuss the merits and demerits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law five years ago.

Harry Paul, a freshman at Tufts University in Boston, has invented a device that aims to improve the quality of life of children with congenital scoliosis, according to a Tufts Daily report.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines minimally invasive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis patients, comparing those with preoperative spondylolisthesis to those without.

Daniel Lu, MD, has been tapped to head Project Walk's first Medical Advisory Board.

St. George, Utah-based Southwest Spine and Pain Center has opened its fifth location in Hurricane, Utah, according to a St. George News report.

Nobilis Health recently acquired North American Spine, bringing the AccuraScope, CuraSpine and SecuraSpine procedures under one roof.

Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons who made or announced transitions in March 2015.