Spine

DISC Sports & Spine Center in Newport Beach (Calif.) added Hooman M. Melamed, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Newport Beach Independent report.

Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, has been named president-elect of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, according to a Lebanon Daily News report.

A study published in the August edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the 30-day morbidity after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

  Spine surgeon leaders traditionally held a few key roles, including teaching appointments, national organization committee chairs, hospital department heads or serving on a device company board. But today, with the focus in healthcare shifting toward evidence-based medicine, the most…

Valdosta-based South Georgia Medical Center announced the affiliation of spine surgeon Paul D. Lane Jr, MD, according a Valdosta Today report.

Here are 10 orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons in the news this week.

  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published a study analyzing deep surgical site infection in patients with growing-rod treatment for early-onset scoliosis.

Here are 12 studies on lateral spine surgery examining clinical and cost-effectiveness of the procedure.

Four spine surgeons discuss what they see as the most positive trends and advancements in spine surgery.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Aug. 7, 2014.