Spine

Northwestern Medicine added four specialists to its Glenview (Ill.) Outpatient Center, including orthopedic spine surgeon Jason Savage, MD, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Here are eight tips for spine surgeon mentors and their mentees to ensure everyone gets the most out of their relationships.

St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis and St. Anthony's Physician Organization announced that Fangxiang Chen, MD, a neurosurgeon, has joined its staff.

The Woodlands, Texas-based Victory Healthcare announced that it will soon open Victory Medical Center Landmark in San Antonio, a surgical hospital, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.

The overall incidence of cardiac complications during lumbar spine surgery was found to be 6.7 complications per 1,000 surgical procedures, according to study published in Spine.

Bob Reznik, President of Prizm Development, discusses the key elements of true spine centers of excellence.

Getting funding for conducting studies on surgeries so as to gather evidence regarding medical treatments is a challenge, according to a report by The Inquirer.

Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is planning a $321 million brain and spine center, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.  

Hyun Bae, MD, co-director of the spine fellowship program at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles, gives eight predictions on how spine surgeons will interact with device companies and impact innovation in the future.

A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings has determined that 146 common medical interventions are equivalent to doing nothing.