Center Valley, Pa.-based Aesculap Implant Systems has introduced its CeSpace Interbody System for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures.

Michael Gordon, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, practices with Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif. Dr. Gordon earned his medical degree from the Joan Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York. He interned at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Gordon completed his fellowship at the USC Spinal Cord Injury Center. He has performed more than 8,000 spine surgeries during the course of his career.

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, located in Smyrna, Tenn., has been named a Blue Distinction Center.

Minimally invasive spine surgery has been rapidly evolving for decades, and the resurgence of the attempt to perform more appropriately invasive surgical techniques will continue to develop.

Today at its 30th Annual Tribute Dinner, the Hospital for Special Surgery will celebrate its 150th Anniversary and award Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, the Lifetime Achievement Award.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 15, Fernando Techy, MD, adult and pediatric spine surgeon of Lutheran General Hospital and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, discussed how spine surgeons should approach cervical myelopathy.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 15, Richard Kube, MD, chief executive officer, founder and owner of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute explored sacroiliac joint problems and advances in the treatment of the condition.

At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, a panel of experts discussed the future of the spine industry in a keynote session titled “The Healthcare, Spine and Orthopedic Economy: Is the future bright or dark? How do you position yourself?”

At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Kenneth Pettine, MD, founder of The Spine Institute, presented on stem cell treatments in a session titled “The Latest Development in Stem Cell Treatments as Applied to Spine.”

At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, John Peloza, MD, director at the Center for Spine Care, presented on how to begin performing spine surgeries in ASCs.