Here are nine spine and neurosurgeons making headlines:
A federal grand jury indicted Jacob Tauber, MD, and Serge Obukhoff, MD, in connection with a 15-year, $950 million fraud scheme nicknamed "Operation Spinal Cap."
Cathleen Van Buskirk, MD, reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
Andrew Dossett, MD, performed spine surgery on Denver Nuggets' draft pick Michael Porter Jr.
Timothy Peppers, MD, and Jamieson Glenn, MD, joined the orthopedic surgery division at Scripps Clinic in San Diego.
Shelton, Wash.-based Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics welcomed Ryan Halpin, MD.
Drew Brown, MD, joined the Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla.
Orthopaedic Associates of Southern Delaware in Lewes welcomed Abimbola Afolabi, MD.
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