Spine

Patrick A. Roth, MD, chairman of neurosurgery at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, has been named has been included in Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Edition, a publication that highlights the professional lives of individuals who have contributed significantly to their…

Marina del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center has established a new division — the Newport Beach Spine Group — at its Newport Beach location.

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery participated in a conference call with the American Medical Association addressing the SGR repeal legislation.

A group of researchers recently examined 54 patients undergoing L4/5 posterior lumbar interbody fusion to identify the risk factor for adjacent segment disease and efficacy of simultaneous decompression for symptomatic ASD. The results were published in the Journal of Spinal…

Lancaster, Pa.-based Brain Orthopedic Spine Specialists has named Robert T. Still CEO, according to a Lancaster Online report.

Charles A. Fager, MD, a pioneering neurosurgeon, died Tuesday, according to a Boston Globe report.

Here three spine surgeons discuss what they would like to see Congress do with Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula in an ideal world.

Data collection on minimally invasive spine surgery techniques is more common today than in the past, and long term data on several procedures will be available over the next decade to show efficacy.

Researchers examined 253 adult deformity correction patients to examine whether preoperative narcotics use had an impact on surgical outcomes and complications. The researchers published their findings in The Spine Journal.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons named H. Hunter Batjer, MD, FAANS, president-elect for 2015 to 2016.