Spine

Chukwuka Okafor, MD, of Spine Institute of Central Florida, was featured in The Ledger recently for his volunteer work in Florida and around the globe.

Chibuikem Akamnonu, MD, joined Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Health.

  Twelve spine surgeons discuss the biggest challenges and issues for spine surgery next year.

Deborrah Hyde, MD, California's first black female neurosurgeon, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Association of Black Women Physicians, according to a Los Angeles Wave report.

Dallas-based Spine Physicians Institute added Rodigo Cayme, MD, to its physician team.

According to PROFILES The Online Database of Graduating Physicians' 2013-2014 Physician Salary Survey, orthopedic surgeons have the top earnings among physician specialists.

This year has seen a number of spine surgery "firsts" which could potentially change the industry as we know it. Five spine surgeons discuss these innovations as well as what they see as the next big clinical innovation in spine. 

Bruce H. Levin, MD, has been named professional of the year by Strathmore's Who's Who, which publishes an annual biographical registry of individuals who have contributed significantly to their field.

Ali Araghi, DO, and his team at Phoenix-based Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics, performed a two-level disc replacement on Garrett Long, the first patient in Arizona to receive this procedure, according to a report by Your West Valley News.

An article published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines whether early multimodal prophylaxis can decrease the incidence of venous thromboemolism after spine surgery.