Spine

NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, Calif., has opened a $6.1 million neurosurgery suite, according to a report by The Reporter.

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, president of the Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Newport News, Va., talks about what makes the leaders in spine surgery stand out and how surgeons can make an impact on the future.

Preoperative cigarette smoking is not a predictor of poor perioperative outcomes for spinal surgery, according to a study in the July 1 issue of Spine.

Business Dynamics RCM in Mineola, N.Y., announced that it held its 2nd Annual "Controversies in Spine" event in New York on July 9.

The Core Institute's management company, Excellence Headquarters, announced that it formed a joint-venture management services organization with MedSynergies. 

Here three spine surgeons discuss whether or not robotics will become necessary in spine operating rooms in the future.

By Nicola Hawkinson, DNP, RN, RNFA, CEO of SpineSearch. It may come as a major shock to learn that a surgeon is leaving your practice. How will you be able to replace such an integral part of your healthcare team?…

ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation, initiated in 1986 by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, has awarded Lali Sekhon, MD, PhD, FACS, its 2013 Sponsoring Physician of the Year Award.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Health has changed the name of The Hospital for Spinal Surgery in Nashville to Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has elected William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, as its president for the second year.