Spine

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.

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush spine surgeon Edward Goldberg, MD, is serving as a principal investigator for a new study on the effectiveness of the Spinal Kinetic M6-C artificial disc.

North American Spine Society launched new features for the SpineConnect community.