Here are 12 spine surgeons who made the news this week:
Karsten Ritter-Lang, MD, and Jan Spiller's, MD, book, To Fuse or Not to Fuse: How Artificial Disc Replacement, Hybrid Fusion, and Fusion Alternatives are Changing the World of Spinal Fusion, became an Amazon #1 bestseller.
Todd Albert, MD, surgeon-in-chief and medical director for New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, discussed the future of orthopedics with Medscape ahead of his presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting.
Vladimir Sinkov, MD, of New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center (Nashua), Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, of Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles, Kern Singh, MD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and Richard Kube, MD, of Peoria-based Prairie Spine & Pain Institute shared the key practice investments they've made throughout their respective careers.
Solomon Kamson, MD, PhD, of Bothell, Wash.-based Spine Institute Northwest, presented findings from a five-year review of full-endoscopic assisted minimally invasive lumbar decompression in an outpatient setting.
Orthopedic surgeons Brock Wentz, MD, Erik Kubiak, MD, Sukanta Maitra, MD, and Michael Daubs, MD, formed University Orthopedics and Spine in the Las Vegas area.
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