Christine Hammer, MD, will join Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health when she completes her spine fellowship at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine this month.

Ashutosh Pradhan, MD, is a neurosurgeon with St. Louis-based Ascension Medical Group and practicing at St. Vincent's Brain & Spine Institute in Jacksonville, Fla. 

Peter Passias, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with NYU Langone Health in New York City.

Josh Marcus, MD, is a neurosurgeon practicing out of Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, as part of Nuvance Health — formerly Western Connecticut Health Network — and Neurosurgical Associates of Southwestern Connecticut, both of Danbury.

William Richardson, MD, is a spine surgeon with Duke Spine Center in Durham, N.C.

After his physician group closed its hospital, Daniel Lieberman, MD, was looking for his next career move. He found it in an ASC.

Jonathan Gottlieb, MD, of Miami, Fla.-based Minimally Invasive Spine Center of South Florida is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in the treatment of spinal stenosis, back pain and radiculopathy among other conditions.

Tyler Collins, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, joined The Orthopedic Clinic Association in Phoenix. 

Jason Huang, MD, is the chair of the department of neurosurgery at Baylor Scott & White Health.

Jonathan Gottlieb, MD, of Miami, Fla.-based Minimally Invasive Spine Center of South Florida is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in the treatment of spinal stenosis, back pain and radiculopathy among other conditions.

Scott Sanderson, MD, is a neurosurgeon practicing out of Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, as part of Nuvance Health — formerly Western Connecticut Health Network — and Neurosurgical Associates of Southwestern Connecticut, both of Danbury, Conn. He is also an assistant clinical professor of neurosurgery at New York University Medical Center in New York City.

Jesse Even, MD, is a spine surgeon with TMI Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery in Arlington, Texas.

Bradford Curt, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine specializing in spinal fusion, minimally invasive spine surgery and image-guided neurosurgery among others.

Zachary Tempel, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine. He specializes in complex spinal disorders, spine tumors, minimally invasive techniques and spine revision surgeries among others.

The Connecticut Hospital Association honored Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital with the 2019 John D. Thompson Award for Excellence in the Delivery of Healthcare Through the Use of Data on June 20.

Wellington Hsu, MD, Clifford C. Raisbeck Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, sees great promise in robotic technology and artificial intelligence to improve spine care.

James Harrop, MD, is a professor of neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. 

Andrew Freese, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton Township, Pa. Here, Dr. Freese discusses what technology he is most excited about in spine, thoughts on how to tackle the opioid epidemic and more.

Stephen Kalhorn, MD, is a professor of neurosurgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He treats patients for spinal cord, brain and spinal column disorders, including degenerative conditions affecting the spine such as neck pain, spine fractures and scoliosis among others.

Inlay glenoid implants are a "paradigm-changer" in shoulder surgery, according to Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute's John Uribe, MD.