Dean Chou, MD, is the associate director of the University of California San Francisco Spine Center and an associate professor of clinical neurological surgery. He is a charter member of the Spinal Oncology Study Group, an international consortium of experts in the field of spinal tumors. He is also an advisory board member for Spine.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spinal Elements relocated its corporate headquarters within the city to an office space with 31,500 square feet more than the original location.

Yi Li, MD, a neurologist of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, has led a study providing evidence that regeneration of spinal cord fibers could lead to functional recovery in stroke victims.

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has given the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health, based in Baltimore, two Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards and the Target: Stroke designation.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, will give a presentation titled "15 CPT and Coding Issues for Orthopedics and Spine."

Phoenix-based Valley Orthopedics announced that four of its physicians will provide orthopedic and spine care at its new location in Paradise Valley, Ariz.

In a recent study published in Spine, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study comparing patient and surgeon expectations prior to spine surgery.

The Joint Commission has granted Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Medical Center Williamson in Round Rock, Texas, and University Medical Center Breckenridge – Seton in Austin, its Gold Seal of Approval for disease specific spine surgery, according to a Community Impact Newspaper report.

Mitek Sports Medicine, based in Raynham, Mass., has the launched the HEALIX TRANSTEND Implant System, a minimally invasive partial thickness rotator cuff repair system, and the accompanying HEALIX 3.4mm Suture Anchor.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Raqeeb M. Haque, MD, will give a presentation titled "Current Issues in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery."