Spine

Emily Mills, MD, joined the UCI Health Comprehensive Spine Center, according to a March 5 LinkedIn post. Dr. Mills joined the Irvine, Calif.-based group in September, and she’s also an assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of California, Irvine.…

When Shay Bess, MD, adult and pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon at Greenwood Village-based Colorado Scoliosis and Spine Specialists, helped formalize the International Spine Study Group more than a decade ago, adult spinal deformity research was still a fragmented field. Individual…

Roger Härtl, MD, performed the first fully mixed reality transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion at New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine, neurosurgeon Philip Stieg, MD, PhD, said in a March 5 LinkedIn post. Dr. Härtl used mixed reality guidance for pedicle…

Spine surgeon Todd Albert, MD, was named chief medical officer for Legent Health, an owner and operator of orthopedic ASCs and surgical hospitals. Dr. Albert has more than 20 years of executive, clinical and academic leadership, according to a March…

John Deegan, DO, performed his first case using Globus Medical’s Reflect scoliosis correction system, according to a March 4 LinkedIn post. Reflect is designed to treat progressive idiopathic scoliosis. It uses a flexible cord to enable correction through growth modulation…

Casey Davidson, MD, of the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee in Franklin, performed the state’s first case using Intrinsic Therapeutics’ new 6mm Barricaid narrow anchor, according to a March 5 LinkedIn post. The new version of the narrow anchor…

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into health care delivery has the potential to transform the industry, both efficiently and expediently.  But it also raises ethical, regulatory, and safety concerns of the benefits and risks associated with AI in health…

The Baton Rouge-based Spine Center of Louisiana has completed the city’s first Barricaid procedure, a technique designed to reduce the risk of reherniation following discectomy surgery. Orthopedic spine surgeon Kevin McCarthy, MD, performed the procedure using the Barricaid annular closure…

The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly $242 million in funding to neurosurgery departments at universities and schools of medicine in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The mean funding for neurosurgery departments…

Spine surgeons say healthcare policy needs to address two persisting obstacles to patient care: administrative barriers and insurance restrictions. Changes in the system would benefit the speed of patient treatment and bring welcome transparency to the process. Ask Spine Surgeons…