Spine

A new study published in Spine examines intrawound vancomycin to prevent surgical site infection for patients with spinal tumors and non-spinal tumor patients.

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine named Allan Levi, MD, chair of the neurological surgery department.

Ohio State researchers are creating customized spine models to reflect patients' specific anatomies, according to OSU.edu.

Attorney General Joseph Foster and Gov. Maggie Hassan met with state medical officials to present a draft of strict regulations for physicians who prescribe opioids, according to New Hampshire Union Leader.

Philanthropist Phoebe Cowles made a $2 million financial commitment to fund a pain management clinic at Saint Francis Hospital in San Francisco, according to Advance Healthcare Network.

A new study presented at the 30th Annual North American Spine Society meeting challenges conventional wisdom about the optimal long posterior cervical spine fusion length.

Frisco Spine added two new locations in Grapevine and Southlake, Texas.

Here are ten spine surgeons in the news this past week.

The North American Spine Society awarded two traveling fellowships and several research grants at the annual meeting this past week.

Patients are more optimistic about their surgical outcomes than surgeons, and that gap could create issues in the future.