Spine

  Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., added Paul Muizelaar, MD, PhD, a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon to its physician team.

As healthcare shifts from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance and risk-sharing compensation models, specialists are developing new and innovative ways to ensure their field's sustainability in the future. Spine is no different — and in many ways, spine surgeons have an uphill…

  Texas Children's Hospital in Houston sent physicians and reserachers to present at the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program conference.

  The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation, an affiliate of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons announced the recipients of its post-residency, clinical fellowship grant program for the 2014 to2015 academic year.

  There is room for improvement of adult spinal deformity knowledge among neurosurgeons, according to the results of a survey published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.

It is no secret that spine surgeons are facing increasing regulatory burdens and, at times, seemingly arbitrary pieces of legislation. Three spine surgeons discuss what legislation they would change and why.

  Data is king in healthcare today. Outcomes and cost analysis data can prove one treatment more effective than another, show opportunities to eliminate waste and allow providers to compare themselves to others.

  Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons recently in the news.

  The departments of neurosurgery and neurology at Good Samaritan Hospital and the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, both located in Los Angeles, have formed a new affiliation and established the USC Neuroscience Center at Good Samaritan…

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for July 24, 2014.