Chicago-based Rush University is launching the Rush International Spine Education initiative in November to advance spine education among specialists worldwide.

Two spine surgeons and one neurosurgeon have been appointed to the medical advisory board of Proprio, a computational imaging company.

Oradell-based North Jersey Brain and Spine Center has rebranded as New Jersey Brain and Spine, according to a Nov. 16 press release.

Becker's Spine Review has reported on three innovations launched or being developed by spine surgeons in the past month:

Here are the 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from the week of Nov. 9-13:

  Here are five spine surgeons making headlines this past week:

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health Physician Group has hired 19 physicians this year, including spine surgeon William Neway, MD.

Neurosurgeon Roberto Rey Dios, MD, has joined Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Gifford, Fla., according to a Nov. 12 report by South Florida Hospital News.

Neurosurgeon Idara Edem, MD, joined McLaren Flint (Mich.) in November, according to local news outlet MyFenton.com.

Spine surgeon Ali Baaj, MD, became the inaugural chief of spine surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix on Oct. 1.

From artificial discs to stem cells and complex deformity surgery, 10 surgeons discuss some of the most controversial trends in spine today.

Patients playing brain games before a surgery can help postoperative delirium, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

Spine surgeon Reginald Knight, MD, has been appointed senior vice president, chief physician executive for Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network, Rome Sentinel reported Nov. 10.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has sued Midwest Medical Insurance, claiming the company skipped out on settlement talks involving 36 lawsuits against a former Avera spine surgeon, leaving the hospital to pay damages out of pocket, the Argus Leader reported Nov. 10.

Dymicron, a device company developing a cervical artificial disc, has appointed Armen Khachatryan, MD, to its board of directors, it said Nov. 10.

Mocingbird, a medical credential app designed for busy healthcare providers, is now available to download in New York.

Fear of being sued has prompted 77 percent of neurosurgeons to change how they practice medicine, with 36.5 percent having considered quitting their practice altogether, according to a study published in Neurosurgical Focus.

Ben Carson, MD, has tested positive for COVID-19  after he attended the election night watch party at the White House on Nov. 3, CBS Baltimore reports.

 Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute was founded in 1970 by Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD. Since then, the institution has become a leader in orthopedics.

Rahul Shah, MD, is performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusions on patients with multiple damaged discs as part of the Fuse clinical trial, ABC12 reports.