Six spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week:
Zarina Ali, MD, developed a program that helps decrease opioid use and length of stay after elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is assembling a medical advisory board, which will be led by Andrew Dossett, MD.
Greg Gullung, MD, discussed the biggest barrier for spine providers and how medical practices can support one another through the COVID-19 crisis.
John Cowan, MD, was defeated in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.
Beaumont Health, Troy (Mich.) Hospital appointed Richard Easton, MD, chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery.
Douglas Crowther, DO, returned to his home state of Colorado to join San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center in Alamosa.