Today, Robert Watkins, MD, of the Marina Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., is scheduled to perform spine surgery on the New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, according to an ESPN New York report.

The Spinal Research Foundation's We've Got Your Back Race for Spinal Health, hosted by Virginia Spine Institute in Reston, raised over $100,000.

William C. Watters III, MD, is the first vice president of the board of directors of the North American Spine Society, where he has been a member since 1987. He practices spine surgery at The Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Medical Branch, both in Houston.

Steve Garfin, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, has been granted the 2013 ISSLS Wilste Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Nuvasive, according to a report by Spine.  

In a recent study published in The Spine Journal, researchers sought to study the occurrence of mortality and surgical, medical, major and minor morbidity in adult spine surgery.

Here are five orthopedic practices that are expanding or merging.

Here are 14 recent news updates for spine and orthopedic device companies.

Here are 20 spine surgeons that have developed or contributed to spinal devices and implants. If you would like to recommend additional surgeons for this list, please contact Heather at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Researchers of the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia recently published a study in The Spine Journal examining minimally invasive techniques in comparison to open techniques for posterior lumbar instrumentation and fusion after open anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

The FDA has accepted BioMarin Pharmaceutical's biologics license application for Vimizim, an enzyme therapy that could be used to treat Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVA or Morquio A Syndrome, according to Pipeline Review.