Peter Staats, MD, chief medical officer of Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers, has joined Neuralace Medical's advisory board. 

Between inflation and rising costs and reimbursement woes facing physicians, many spine surgeons are strategizing to manage finances at their practices.

The CORE Institute has been named the top spine practice in Arizona for 2023, according to Ranking Arizona, the state's biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll, published May 23 by AzBigMedia. 

Terence Chen, MD, performed the first awake spine surgery with the ExcelsiusGPS robot at Walnut Creek (Calif.) Medical Center.

Aclarion added Dean Karahalios, MD, as a surgeon advisor, the company said May 23.

Aaron Sigler, DO, joined Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth's neurosurgery practice. 

Below is a list of 10 spine and orthopedic surgeons who have made a positive impact on their organizations and the specialty. 

Here are five spine practices to know:

Vivek Babaria, DO, has co-authored a journal article in Interventional Pain Medicine on treatment options for cervical spine joint pain.

Dialogue with patients often includes questions about procedures for spine surgeons. Common threads include concerns about spinal fusions and how they will feel after surgery.

Brad Picha, MD, a spine surgeon with Crystal Clinic, is expanding his practice.

Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine is set to begin construction on its sixth practice location in Springboro, Ohio.

Princeton (N.J.) Brain, Spine and Sports Medicine is transitioning to eClinicalWorks' new electronic health records system, eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR. 

Midland-based MyMichigan Health has expanded its spine and pain program to its medical center in Alpena, according to a May 13 report from The Alpena News.

Physicians are up against several financial challenges in 2023, including recession fears and inflation that is ruining savings and retirement plans for many Americans. 

Alim Ladha, MD, performed the first disc replacement case with the M6-C device at Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.

World Wrestling Entertainment star Robert Roode had his second spine surgery in a year, according to a May 12 Instagram post.

Spine surgeon Steven Cyr, MD, introduced a weeklong training program for his OrthoSculpt procedure.

Here are six developments in the outpatient spine space so far in 2023:

Spine surgeons will master an array of procedures in their career, but some stand out for their welcome challenges or rewarding patient outcomes.