Vincent Wang, MD, an expert in complex spine surgery and neurocritcal care, has joined Texas Spine & Neurosurgery Center in Sugar Land.

New York City-based Paradigm Spine launched its coflex Solution website, a patient-centered site with information on lumbar spinal stenosis and both surgical and non-surgical treatment options.

On May 7, Behrooz Akbarnia, MD, led a team of surgeons at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego in performing two pediatric surgeries with Ellipse Technologies' MAGnetic Expansion Control System.

The Department of Defense has awarded the University of California, San Diego and Vital Imaging a second grant to continue a research project examining how body armor and assault packs carried by the U.S. Marines affect the spine.

Daniel Resnick, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in spine surgery. He serves on the North American Spine Society's board of directors as the research council director. Dr. Resnick has been a member of the organization since 1999 and co-chairs the lumbar fusion task force.  

Hooman Melamed, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon. He practices at DISC Sports and Spine Center, with offices in Marina del Rey and Beverly Hills, Calif., and serves as an adjunct assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Touro School of Medicine in Las Vegas. Dr. Melamed received the Depuy Spinal Fellowship award after completing his complex spin surgery fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He discusses why he choose the field of spine, the recent surgery on surfer Joey Hawkins and what he sees for the future of spine.

In a recent article published in Spine, 20 ankylosing spondylitis patients were the subjects of prospective study to determine a new technique for finding the required angle for spinal osteotomy.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, James Lynch, MD, FRCSI, FAANS, will give a presentation titled "The Quantum Shift in Orthopedic and Spinal Implant Surgery."

Gainesville, Fla.-based Exactech received FDA clearance for the Gibralt Occipital Spine System, which features occipital plates and 360 degree articulating rods.

Miamisburg, Ohio-based X-Spine received FDA clearance for its Zygafix Facet Fusion System for fusion and stabilization of the facet joint.