Here are seven spine surgeons making the news this week:
Melissa Erickson, MD, of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., devised a plan to remodel surgical helmets used in joint replacement procedures into respirators for healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients.
Alok Sharan, MD, director of spine and orthopedics at Wayne-based New Jersey Spine and Wellness, shared his thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect spine.
Four spine surgeons — Grant Shifflett, MD, Mark Mikhael, MD, Brian Gantwerker, MD, and Tyler Kreitz, MD — discussed innovations in augmented and virtual reality, and how the technologies can advance spine care.
Suken Shah, MD, division chief of the Spine and Scoliosis Center at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., spoke to Becker's Spine Review about the future of telemedicine in orthopedics.