Spine

Alan Boulos, MD, board-certified neurosurgeon, has been elected to the Society of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Boulos is the chief of the neurosurgery division at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center.

Dixie Regional Medical Center plans to open the Southern Neurosciences Institute in St. George, Utah, next week, according to a report from The Spectrum.

A new study published in Spine examines the characteristics associated with acute development of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after spine surgery.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons sent a letter of disagreement to the Medical Director for the National Correct Coding Initiative Niles R. Rosen, MD, responding to a new procedure edit for spine surgery codes.

The Orthopedic & Spine Institute of San Antonio has announced the opening of its Children's Orthopaedic & Spine Center, which will be led by Hongbo Liu, MD, and Eric Ritchie, MD.

Earlier this week the Dallas-based network Dr-Pain.com added eight new spine surgeons and has now announced the addition of another six spine surgeons.

This webinar was sponsored by Esaote North America and Musculoskeletal Imaging Consultants.

Spine surgeons are constantly seeking new ways to grow their patient base. Spine-health.com connects surgeons, plus other spine specialists, with a large pool of potential patients, which can significantly contribute to a spine practice's volume and revenue growth.

Spine surgeons rely on referring physicians, word-of-mouth and varying marketing tactics to grow their patient base, but these methods don't always have consistent results.

Mark Crawford, MD, is a spine surgeon with Albuquerque, N.M.-based ABQ Health Partners. His practice focuses primarily on adult spine degeneration; he has been performing spinal fusions for 15 years.