From an Iowa physician performing an innovate spine procedure to a new president at a professional society, here are the latest spine surgeons making headlines:
Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia, spoke to Becker's about the group's Florida expansion.
The Georgia Neurosurgical Society appointed John Cowan, MD, president.
Waterloo, Iowa-based Nikolay Martirosyan, MD, discussed the impact that prone, single-position spine surgery has had on his practice.
Detroit Medical Center hired Sonia Eden, MD, as chief of neurosurgery at DMC Harper University Hospital.
Neil Wright, MD, championed the impact of robotic spine surgery at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill.
Florida Trend Magazine named Dror Paley, MD, to its Florida 500 list, recognizing the spine surgeon for his business expertise.
Ernest Braxton, MD, former chief of neurosurgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center, is offering awake spinal fusion at Vail (Colo.) Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery.
Munster, Ind.-based Community Healthcare System onboarded Venkat Kavuri, MD.
Michael Kachmann, MD, was reportedly the first physician to perform a robotic-assisted spinal fusion with the Mazor X Stealth Edition at an outpatient surgery center in Ohio.