Spine

The spine care field grew immensely over the past few decades and now there are multiple treatment options for patients with back pain and deformity. The treatment patients receive often depends on which specialists they see and the specialist's education…

New London (N.H.) Hospital announced that Harold Pikus, MD, of Lebanon, N.H.-based Upper Valley Neurology Neurosurgery, will begin seeing patients at the hospital in June.

University of New Mexico's Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho has expanded its spinal surgery options with the addition of an endoscopic spine surgery program, according to an Albuquerque Journal report.

Alexa Canady, MD, the first female African American neurosurgeon in the United States, will deliver the commencement address at Roosevelt University in Chicago, according to a report from eNews Park Forest.

A Level 2 study recently published in Spine examines whether bone marrow concentrate with allograft is equivalent to autograft in lumbar fusions.

  Here are seven recent achievements and new leadership roles for spine surgeons and neurosurgeons.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis announced it has recently received accreditation from the Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring Laboratory Accreditation Board of ABRET for a program to monitor neurosurgical patients.

A study published in Spine examines the risk factors and causes of 30-day unplanned readmissions after lumbar spine surgery.

Thomas Ellis, MD, a surgeon with Fort Worth Brain and Spine Institute, performed anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on Texas state senator and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, according to a report form the Chron.

One of the biggest challenges for private practice spine surgeons is the growing regulatory burden placed on physicians. Increased documentation makes it difficult to operate the practice efficiently, and the additional documentation does little to improve patient care.