Spine

Fort Worth-based Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center Heritage is the first ASC to earn the advanced certification in spine surgery from The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, according to a Jan. 14 news release.

Ali Mesiwala, MD, performed the first posterior fusion at DISC Sports and Spine Centers using Kleiner Device Labs' KG2 Surge system, the devicemaker said in a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems seeking spine and orthopedic surgeons.

NewYork-Presbyterian opened Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral in New York City's Hudson Yards neighborhood, the hospital said Jan. 8.

At the start of 2025, spine surgeons discuss the words that will define their specialty in the year.

Neurosurgeon Stephen Johnson, MD, joined Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Brain and Spine, according to a Jan. 7 news release published on Tapinto.net.  

A study from Plano-based Texas Back Institute found positive clinical results for patients having hybrid spine surgery.

Martinsburg, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center has performed its first endoscopic spine procedure. 

Scott Lewis, MD, joined EmergeOrtho-Triangle Region, the practice said Jan. 6.

Venture capital investors poured billions into the spine surgery industry from 2000 to 2023, according to a study in the January 2025 issue of The Spine Journal.