Spine

Huntington, W.Va.-based St. Mary’s Medical Center neurosurgeon David Weinsweig, MD, died last week in a car accident, according to the Charleston Gazette.

Here are eight recent accomplishments by spine surgeons.

A study published in the Sept. 15 issue of Spine examines the hospital cost increase in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis fusion patients.

St. Joseph Health is opening a new neuroscience and spine institute.

  Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth added Dunbar Alcindor, MD, to Bayhealth Neurosurgery of Dover.

  Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this week.

Spine surgeon payment could undergo several changes over the next year that will make a huge impact on the field.

A study published in Spine examines how spine surgeons at an academic medical center used Lean principles to identify opportunities to improve quality and lower costs in the operating room.

Stuart Weinstein, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, was featured in an IowaNow report for his work with a young female patient to correct her scoliosis, among other issues.

Desert Institute of Spine Care surgeon Andrew Cash, MD, was featured in a recent Las Vegas Review-Journal report for his work with patients.