Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this week.
Orthopedic spine surgeon at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City Stuart Weinstein, MD, was featured in IowaNow for his work with a young female patient who had scoliosis.
Northwestern Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital welcomed Patrick A. Sugrue, MD, to the hospital.
Andrew Cash, MD, a spine surgeon at Desert Institute of Spine Care in Las Vegas, was featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal for working with a patient who suffered injuries in a car accident.
Brian J. Snyder, MD, director of functional and restorative neurosurgery at Winthrop-University Hospital began participating in a national SENSE trial for subcutaneous and epidural neuromodulation system evolution through his practice, Neurological Surgery in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Thomas Saul, MD, joined Cincinnati-based Mercy Health Physicians after completing a fellowship at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
Youngstown (Ohio) Orthopedic Associates welcomed orthopedic spine surgeon Brad M. Picha, MD, as partner.
John A. Jane Sr. MD, director of the neurosurgical training program at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, received the Governor's Award for Career Achievement.
George Frey, MD, an on orthopedic surgeon and founder of Mighty Oak Medical, shared a guiding system he developed to help surgeons precisely place screws in the vertebrae at the BioWest 2014.
Paul Slosar, MD, chief medical officer for Titan Spine, was in the news discussing the company's new warranty program for their Endoskeleton line of spinal interbody fusion devices.
Matthew W. Colman, MD, a spine surgeon focused on musculoskeletal oncology, joined Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.