Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.
Thomas Loumeau, MD, of Jesup-based Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia, performed one of the first endoscopic spine surgeries using joimax's 4K Endoscopic Spine Surgery System.
Board-certified neurosurgeon John Dorman, MD, developed Circinus, a spinal surgery navigation app.
Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics' Donald McCartney, MD, performed free scoliosis surgeries on two siblings from Guatemala.
Pediatric neurosurgeon Mark Puccioni, MD, sued Omaha, Neb.-based Children's Hospital & Medical Center, alleging wrongful suspension after expressing concerns about a colleague whose patient died during surgery. The hospital has filed a 16-page complaint disputing the accusations.
Spine surgeon Andrew Parkinson, MD, is moving his practice in Oklahoma City seven miles north to a location across from the Oklahoma Spine Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Christopher Good, MD, became one of the first spine surgeons to operate with the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance system.
Washington Regional Medical Center's Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute in Fayetteville welcomed neurosurgeons Brent Peterson, DO, and Daniel Shepherd, MD.