Biologics in Spine Surgery: Impact of Postmarketing Safety
An article recently published in The Spine Journal examines adverse event reporting in studies for biologics use in spine surgery. According to the study's author Emily Jane Woo, MD, adverse event...
View Article5 Spine & Neurosurgeons in New Leadership Positions
Here are five spine and neurosurgeons who recently assumed new leadership positions.Merle P. Stringer, MD, a neurosurgeon at Brain and Spine Center, was reappointed to the Board of Medicine in...
View Article25 Spine Surgeon Leaders at Academic Medical Centers
Here are 25 spine surgeons who lead the spine centers or practice at academic medical centers.If you would like to recommend another surgeon for inclusion on this list, please contact Anuja Vaidya at...
View Article5 Important Factors in Spine Surgery Outcomes Survey Design
Donna D. Ohnmeiss, PhD, President of the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation in Plano, gave a presentation about data collection and outcomes survey design at the North American Spine Society...
View ArticlePosterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: What Impacts Healing
A new study published in The Spine Journal confirms that using autologous bone marrow concentrate with allograft is better than using allograft alone from posterior lumbar fusion. The researchers...
View ArticleNuVasive Acquisition to Boost Workforce 25% in 2014
Earlier this year, San Diego-based NuVasive spent $4.5 million to purchase one of its Ohio-based contract manufacturing partners, ANC LLC, and the acquisition is expected to boost its workforce by 25...
View Article5 New Spine & Orthopedic Device Launches, Releases, Approvals
Here are five spine and orthopedic device company news updates. Charlotte, N.C.-based Intelligent Implant Systems received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Marauder cervical-thoracic spine system....
View ArticleElsevier Launches Open Access Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Journal
Elsevier has launched the open access journal Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management. The journal will provide a new home for high quality manuscripts of interest to...
View ArticleDr. Madhavan Pisharodi Receives Patent for Battery Charger
Madhavan Pisharodi, MD, a neurosurgeon focused on spine surgery, recently received a patent for a battery charger that has a built-in timer to prevent overcharging, according to a Brownsville Herald...
View Article8 Hospitals & Health Systems Expanding Spine Programs
Mazor Robotics announced that Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville (Fla.) has acquired a second Renaissance surgical guidance system. Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas announced that...
View Article15 Top Spine & Orthopedic Device News Stories of 2013
Here are the top 15 orthopedic and spine device company news stories of 2013 from Becker's Spine Review. Minimally invasive spine market on the rise. The U.S. minimally invasive spine device market is...
View ArticleDr. Rex Marco Receives Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation’s Commitment to...
The Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation recently presented Rex Marco, MD, with the Commitment to Care Award, according to a report from The Chron. Dr. Marco is a professor in the department of...
View ArticleZimmer Insider Sells 21k+ Shares
This past Friday, Zimmer insider Jeffrey Mccaulley sold 21,286 shares of the stock at an average price of $93, according to an WKRB News & Analysis report. The total transaction was nearly $2...
View ArticleSpine Patient Reported Outcome Measure: Spine Functional Index vs. Functional...
Researchers tested the Spine Functional Index as a whole-spine patient-reported outcome measure and reported findings in The Spine Journal. The observational cohort study was performed within 10...
View ArticleOutpatient Spine Surgery: 5 Surgeons on Performing Cases in ASCs
Five spine surgeons discuss the opportunities for performing spine surgery in outpatient ambulatory surgery centers and where they see the field headed in the future. This article is sponsored by...
View ArticleFlorida Atlantic University College of Medicine Appoints Dr. Michael Gleiber...
Michael Gleiber, MD, Founder of Michael A. Gleiber, MD, PA, was appointed the spine surgeon clerkship surgeon for Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine. In this role, Dr. Gleiber will be...
View ArticleDrs. Christopher Loftus, Jose Biller, Eli Baron Edit New Neural Function...
Christopher Loftus, MD, and Jose Biller, MD, of Loyola University Medical Center and Eli Baron, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, recently co-edited a new comprehensive guide to monitoring neural...
View ArticleQuality of Life After Thoracic Spinal Fractures: 8 Findings
Researchers conducted an ambispective cohort study with cross-sectional outcome assessment to identify predictors of health-related quality of life outcomes and re-employment after thoracic fractures...
View ArticleOrthopedic Surgeon Participation in Alternative Payment Models: 2012 vs. 2013
Here are eight statistics on orthopedic surgeon participation in alternative payment models in 2012 and 2013, according to Medscape’s Orthopedist and Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation Report: 2012...
View Article5 Statistics on Total Pay Package Incentives for Physicians
A majority of physicians report that their retirement plan accounts for a percentage of their total pay package, according to 2013 Physician Compensation Survey released by Physicians Practice. The...
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