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Andrew Parsa, MD, who was named neurological surgery chief at the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago died suddenly, accoding to a Chicago Tribune report.

A study published in The Spine Journal examines the radiation exposure to surgeons during minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using novel spinal locators.

Martin Gryfinski, MD, has joined Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health.

A study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines two minimally invasive surgery strategies for treating adult spinal deformity.

Novant Health Pinnacle Orthopedics in Salisbury, N.C., added Eugene Eline, DO, to its physician team, according to a Salisbury Post report.

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has acquired the Houston Orthopedic and Spine Hospital in Bellaire, Texas.

Greece-based University of Ioannina honored Alvin Crawford, MD, a spine surgeon from Cincinnati.

CareChex ranked Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital among the number one hospitals in the nation for excellence in spinal fusion, according to The Wichita Eagle.