Spine

Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute adds Jeffrey F. Shall, MD, to its newly opened Cleveland location and Thomas Francavilla, MD, to its new Cincinnati location.

DISC Sports & Spine Center in Newport Beach (Calif.) added Hooman M. Melamed, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Newport Beach Independent report.

Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, has been named president-elect of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, according to a Lebanon Daily News report.

A study published in the August edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the 30-day morbidity after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

  Spine surgeon leaders traditionally held a few key roles, including teaching appointments, national organization committee chairs, hospital department heads or serving on a device company board. But today, with the focus in healthcare shifting toward evidence-based medicine, the most…

Valdosta-based South Georgia Medical Center announced the affiliation of spine surgeon Paul D. Lane Jr, MD, according a Valdosta Today report.

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

  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published a study analyzing deep surgical site infection in patients with growing-rod treatment for early-onset scoliosis.

Here are 12 studies on lateral spine surgery examining clinical and cost-effectiveness of the procedure.

Four spine surgeons discuss what they see as the most positive trends and advancements in spine surgery.