Here are 8 spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.
Former Billings, Mont.-based neurosurgeon John Henry Schneider, MD, agreed to plead guilty to concealing bankruptcy assets.
David Cech, MD, performed life-saving neurosurgery on Houston Astros' coach Rich Dauer.
Robert Watkins III, MD, performed herniated disc repair surgery for Ottawa Senators forward Marian Gabornik on April 5 at the Marina Del Rey, Calif.-based Marina Spine Center
Richard Wohns, MD, recently traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal, to participate in the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital's Spine Week.
In December 2017, a federal grand jury indicted spine surgeon Cathleen Van Buskirk, MD, for bankruptcy scheme allegations. Dr. Van Buskirk is scheduled for a federal court trial in May.
Todd Lanman, MD, of Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery, will lead an artificial disc replacement presentation at the Marina Del (Calif.) Rey Hospital April 17.
Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, N.C., welcomed Jordan Glaser, MD.
Saad B. Chaudhary, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai, was named a New York Top Doctor for 2018.
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