Here are seven spine surgeons making headlines this week:
The president of Plano-based Texas Back Institute, Isador Lieberman, MD, discussed how his practice is preparing for elective spine surgeries and pain injections to resume in the state.
Jeffrey Carlson, MD, agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $1.75 million to settle allegations that he accepted kickbacks from SpineFrontier.
CEO of The CORE Institute and HOPCo David Jacofsky, MD, discussed how the Phoenix-based practice developed an antibody testing program and a strategy for maintaining patient and staff safety during the process.
Richard Chua, MD, of Northwest NeuroSpecialists in Tucson, Ariz., outlined steps he took to return to elective surgeries on May 1.
An angel investor on proposed a $30 million loan to help restructure private medical cannabis company Green Relief provided CEO Neilank Jha, MD, stays at the helm.
Ellen Shaver, MD, was part of a team that launched The COVID Consortium to provide guidance and testing resources to businesses preparing to reopen during the pandemic.
Rahul Shah, MD, opened a drive-thru testing site in Deptford, N.J., to test first responders for COVID-19.