Spine

  The American Association of Neurological Surgeons announced it has been re-surveyed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and has been awarded accreditation and commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians.

Zachary Dodd, MD, recently joined OrthoIndy and Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital in Indianapolis.

A study published in the April 2014 issue of The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques examines incidence of pedicle screw placement close to vital structures to identify characteristics that increased the risk of screw misplacement.

Anaheim, Calif.-based Healthpointe Medical Group announced the addition of Charles M. Sonu, MD, to its physician team.

  Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for March 27, 2014.

Robert Masson, MD, founder of Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based NeuroSpine Institute, has returned from Survivor Summit to support LIVESTRONG, according to a blog post by Marc Middleton, founder and CEO of Bolder Broadcasting and Growing Bolder.

  Director of Spinal Surgery and Co-Director of the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center Roger Hӓrtl, MD, has spent a career on the forefront of spinal innovation and development. He is very involved in several spine research problems.

  Jayme Hiratzka, MD, a spine surgeon at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University's Brain Institute, will soon begin providing care at Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine in Hermiston, Ore., according to a Hermiston Herald report.

Researchers recently examined factors associated with surgical decision-making for adult spinal deformity patients and published their findings in Spine Deformity: The Official Journal of the Scoliosis Research Society.

Expertscape, an organization that provides tools for healthcare consumers to find the top medical experts within their area, has named the top five experts in the world for spine tumor treatment: