Spine

Here are nine spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.

A new study published in Spinal Deformity compares the cost of traditional growing rods with magnetically-controlled growing rods for early onset scoliosis treatment.

Southbridge, Mass.-based Harrington HealthCare System welcomed Deneene Doyker-Booth, MD, to its physician staff, according to telegram.com.

Hamid Mir, MD, serves patients at DISC Sports & Spine Center's locations in Marina del Ray and Newport beach, both located in California. Board-certified in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Mir specializes in treating several conditions including cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal…

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Here spine surgeon Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, of The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles, discusses the movie that has inspired him, both personally and professionally.

Butler (Pa.) Health System and Heritage Valley Health System in Wexford, Pa., are partnering for a joint venture in neurosurgery, according to Pittsburgh Business Times.

St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco offers spinal surgery guided by Mazor Robotics, according to abc 7.

Theodore Belanger, MD, of The Medical Center of Plano (Texas), plans to perform surgeries on a 20-year-old and 13-year-old with severe spinal disorders, according to WFAA 8.

The Medicare administrative contractor Wisconsin Physician Services Insurance now covers minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion.