Spine

Eight spine surgeons discuss their observations on the spine field heading into 2014 and what the healthcare  field will demand of spine surgeons in the future.

In 2012 orthopedists maintained the top spot as highest paid physician specialty, earning an average income of $405,000 annually, according to Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report 2013.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., announced the appointment of Oran Aaronson, MD, as medical director of Vanderbilt Spine Center at VUMC.

New York-based Manhattan Spine & Pain Medicine has joined National Spine & Pain Centers, a pain management physician practice.

Several spine and orthopedic organizations, including the Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, recently signed a letter to the GOP Doctors Caucus asking them to support new legislation for emergency medicine.

A new article in The Spine Journal recently examined the long-term change in health-related quality of life for patients undergoing surgical treatment for focal lumbar spinal stenosis compared with patients who underwent surgery for hip or knee osteoarthritis.

Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas announced that FirstHealth Neurosurgery will move to a larger office in Pinehurst Jan. 6, 2014.

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers announced the addition of Mir H. Ali, MD, to its medical staff.

Should Medicare cover percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression to treat lumbar spinal stenosis?

A group of surgeons and researchers studied 265 consecutive patients with scoliosis treated by posterior spinal fusion to examine how often postoperative images detected an implant-related complication that prompted a revision surgery, and published their results in Spine.