Here are 21 spine and neurosurgeons who joined new practices or added to their titles in October:
Note: This is not an exhaustive list.
1. Stephen Hochschuler, MD, of Plano-based Texas Back Institute, joined Backstop Neural's advisory board.
2. Courtney Toombs, MD, a minimally invasive spinal surgeon, has joined Patchogue, N.Y.-based Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island.
3. Sigurd Berven, MD, was added to NovApproach Spine's board of managers.
4. Zachary NaPier, MD, joined Carmel-based Indiana Spine Group.
5. Zoher Ghogawala, MD, is the new president of the North American Spine Society.
6. Spine surgeon Mario Taylor, MD, joined OrthoArizona in Chandler.
7. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock named Hector Enrique Soriano-Baron, MD, as co-director of spine services.
8. James Hicks, MD, joined the Spine Institute team at Baldwin Bone & Joint in Daphne, Ala.