Spine

Christopher Loftus, MD, chair of the department of neurosurgery of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill., has been elected treasurer of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.

St. Mary's of Michigan-Saginaw has joined the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative, an initiative that aims at measuring and improving the care of patients who undergo spine surgery, according to a Midland Daily News report.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.

According to a post on the North American Spine Society's Spine on the Hill, the potential for government shut down and other battles on Capitol Hill could impact spine surgeons across the country.

Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., announced the addition of Thomas R. Whisenhunt Jr., MD, to its medical staff, according to an Alabama report.

Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center announced a successful new procedure to correct severe deformities of the spine — Transforaminal Anterior Release.

Here are five spine surgeons discussing key lessons they've learned during their careers. They learned these lessons from their predecessors, founding a practice, working with patients, working in politics and providing humanitarian spine care.

Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Ariz., announced the addition of Terrence Crowder, MD, to its medical staff, according to a White Mountain Independent report.

Donald Johnson, MD, has owned and practiced at Southeastern Spine Institute in Mount Pleasant, S.C., for nearly 24 years. In the last five years, he added an ambulatory surgery center. The practice now includes 10 physicians, 13 physician assistants and…

The North American Spine Society sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to comment on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee…