Spine

John Gustavson, a Senior Wealth Advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, discusses what orthopedic and spine surgeons need to know about financial planning for retirement.

Vivekanand Palavali, MD, board-certified neurosurgeon, has earned a Michigan Emmy nomination for the documentary "Bitter Pill: America and Healthcare in America – a Brain Surgeon's Dissection and Prescription", according to a mlive report.

Seven spine surgeons offer ideas about how to forward the field of spine surgery.

Yi Li, MD, a neurologist of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, has led a study providing evidence that regeneration of spinal cord fibers could lead to functional recovery in stroke victims.

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has given the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health, based in Baltimore, two Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards and the Target: Stroke designation.

Charles Mick, MD, president of the North American Spine Society, responded to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' decision to publish a price list based on chargemaster data for the 100 most common hospital procedures, including spinal fusion, in…

Neurosurgery generated $1.68 million in revenue for hospitals on average, according to the "2013 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey" from Merritt Hawkins.

In a recent study published in Spine, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study comparing patient and surgeon expectations prior to spine surgery.

The Joint Commission has granted Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Medical Center Williamson in Round Rock, Texas, and University Medical Center Breckenridge – Seton in Austin, its Gold Seal of Approval for disease specific spine surgery, according to a Community…

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, May 23, 2013.