Here are 32 spine and neurosurgeons making headlines in June.
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery elected Jeffery Goldstein, MD, president.
Hospital Corporation of America honored Sarasota Orthopedic Associates' Andrew Moulton, MD, with the HCA Humanitarian First Award.
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School appointed Clark Chen, MD, PhD, head of the neurosurgery department.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine named Joseph Cheng, MD, its new neurosurgery chair.
Farmington-based UConn Health appointed Ketan Bulsara, MD, its new neurosurgery division chief.
John Peloza, MD, of Dallas-based Center for Spine Care, performed the nation's first cervical decompression procedures with Carevature Medical's Dreal system.
Ara Deukmedjian, MD, of Deuk Spine Institute in Melbourne, Fla., was selected to be among the first neurosurgeons included in The Expert Network. Deuk Spine Institute was also selected as the first Spine Center of Excellence in the world by Johnson & Johnson.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center honored David Cheng, MD, as the "Dr. Sukunya Dunphy Memorial Teacher of the Year."
Spine surgeons Robert G. Watkins III, MD, and Robert G Watkins IV, MD, developed a new app called The Back Doctor to help users guide through core strengthening and rehabilitation.
Samaritan Neurosurgery in Corvallis, Ore., welcomed spine surgeon Wael Ghacham, MD, according to the Gazette-Times.
Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., welcomed Louis Jenis, MD, as new chief medical and innovation officer, the Worcester Business Journal reports.
Good Morning America and Inside Edition featured Baron Lonner, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital in a segment about scoliosis treatment.
Los Angeles Business Journal named Todd H. Lanman, MD, a finalist for its 2017 Healthcare Leadership Awards.
Max Burr, MD, died on June 11 at the age of 76 in Michigan, according to Ledger-Enquirer.
Ashish Patel, MD, and Elian Shepherd, MD, of Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, Ind., were featured in the Northwest Indiana Times for performing scoliosis and spine operations together.
Alden Milam, MD, Jeffery C. Wang, MD, Edward Rustamzadeh, MD, Kern Singh, MD, Plas T. James, MD, J. Brian Gill, MD, and Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, weighed in on the most common stigmas surrounding spine surgery.
Surgeon and entrepreneur Gary Michelson, MD, and his foundation Michelson 20MM Foundation, launched an online course focused on patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets.
Claudio Feler, MD, of Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Group adopted the FLXfit 3D Expandable TLIF Cage from Expanding Orthopedics when performing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedures.
Khalid Kurtom, MD, of Easton-based University of Maryland Community Medical Group, delivered a presentation on a recent mission trip to Jordan, according to myeasternshoremd.com.
Zafar Khan, MD, Fred Sweet, MD, Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, Vladimir Sinkov, MD, Richard Kube, MD, Plas T. James, MD, J. Brian Gill, MD, and Kern Singh, MD, discussed the essential traits of successful spine surgeon leaders with Becker's Spine Review.
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