Spine

Spine surgeon Matthew Follett, MD, was the first in the U.S. to use a new anterior cervical discectomy device from Alphatec. Dr. Follett, of Synergy Orthopedic Specialists in San Diego, used Alphatec’s IdentiTi II porous interbody system, according to a…

Spine devicemaker Orthofix has had a busy 2025. Here are 10 headlines to know: 1. Vickie Capps joined Orthofix’s board of directors. She has extensive experience in finance and executive leadership and is on the board for other companies including Amedisys, Janux…

From assuming key leadership roles and launching specialty institutes to pioneering first-of-their-kind surgical techniques and advancing research, neurosurgery and orthopedic leaders nationwide are pushing the boundaries of brain and spine care. Here are five neurosurgery and spine leaders who made…

Oklahoma Spine Hospital in Oklahoma City agreed to pay $1.1 million in a data breach settlement related to a 2024 incident, The HIPAA Journal reported Dec. 24. The July 2024 data breach affected almost 39,000 individuals after a potential email…

In spine care, surgeons and nonsurgical pain management physicians have had some tensions over who addresses different procedures, especially as minimally invasive procedures become more widespread. However, interspecialty collaboration is becoming a bigger priority. William Mitchell, MD, president of the…

Robot-assisted spine surgery has grown in adoption, and new updates to their technology continue to roll out. However the technologies come with costs when adverse events and other complications occur, according to a study in the Jan. 2026 issue of…

In 2025, Becker’s reported on 13 spine and orthopedic surgeons who died including pioneers in the specialties and leaders. 1. Edward Klein, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Dartmouth, Mass.-based Hawthorn Medical, died Jan. 2. Dr. Klein practiced at Hawthorn Medical for…

Telehealth exploded in 2020, and it’s become more common in the broader healthcare landscape. But there’s still work to be done for patient access, Brandon Hirsch, MD, said. Dr. Hirsch, a spine surgeon with Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center,…

From clinical outcomes to costs, here are the key discoveries in spine surgery this year: 1. A study from Plano-based Texas Back Institute found positive clinical results for patients having hybrid spine surgery. Researchers looked at a series of 305 patients having…

Two legal cases involving spine patients and physicians came to a close in the past week: 1. Three physicians were cleared in a spine patient’s $3 million lawsuit that alleged his diagnosis was delayed. A jury ruled that emergency medicine…