Kern Singh, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and an associate professor at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is a member of the North American Spine Society and fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Brian Cole, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Rush University Medical Center, is the principle investigator on the first clinical study of Cartistem in the United States, according to a News-Medical report.

Frank Phillips, MD, co-founded the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Chicago. There, he works with spine surgeon colleagues to treat a wide variety of spinal conditions. He has served as president and is a board member of the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.

Here, Dr. Phillips discusses recent developments in minimally invasive spine surgery, as well as the roadblocks spine surgeons sometimes face in getting reimbursements.

Christopher DeWald, MD, is an orthopedic and spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center.

Minimally invasive approaches to transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion are nearly $6,000 less expensive than open surgery approaches, according to findings from an analysis at Rush University Medical Center published in a Pain Medicine News report.

Gunnar Andersson, MD, a spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is the Ronald L. DeWald, MD, Chair in Spinal Deformities at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Howard An, MD, is a spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and director of the spine fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Surgeons at Rush University Medical Center performed surgery on Chicago White Sox catcher Ramon Castro for a broken wrist last week, according to a Chicago Tribune news report.

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will end the first phase of a $1 billion campus renovation with the opening of its orthopedic building this month, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.