Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in Queens, N.Y., has appointed Jamie Nieto, MD, director of neurosurgery.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., hired Raymond Gardocki, MD, as associate professor of orthopedic surgery in October.

  Here are the 10 most-read stories from Becker's Spine Review for the week of Nov. 2-6:

  From a surgeon's new nutrition line to debut augmented reality-assisted surgeries, here are 13 spine surgeons making news this week:

From the physician of the year at a professional society to a Canadian surgeon being recognized for outstanding achievement, here are the latest spine and neurosurgeons receiving honors:

Neurosurgeon Ched Nwagwu, MD, has joined Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, a 17-physician group in Harrison, the Daily Voice reported Nov. 4.

Timothy Vogel, MD, and Derek Hanson, MD, founded the Center for Discovery and Innovation at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center.

From a new North American Spine Society president to an incoming CMO of a value-based healthcare organization, here are eight spine and neurosurgeons who accepted new roles in October.

Seven spine surgeons pay tribute to the mentors who left the biggest mark on their careers.

Stephen Cyr, MD, of San Antonio-based SASpine, has launched CYRx MD Nutrition to coincide with his skincare line, CYRx MD Skincare.

Spine surgeon Jonathan Hyde, MD, has completed the first two augmented reality-assisted spine surgeries at Aventura (Fla.) Hospital and Medical Center, South Florida Hospital News reported Nov. 2.

Allied Pain & Spine Institute of Silicon Valley in San Jose, Calif., has appointed Parish Vaidya, MD, CMO.

Atlanta-based Peachtree Orthopedics, a 35-physician group, recruited spine surgeon Robert Owen, MD, in October.

 Here are the top-read stories on Becker's Spine Review for the week of Oct. 26-30:

 Here are 10 spine surgeons making news this week:

Neurosurgeon Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD, was honored in Canada's Top 40 Under 40 list for 2020, published Oct. 29.

The National Spine Health Foundation has named Todd Lanman, MD, to its medical and scientific advisory board and designated him a National Top Spine Surgeon, according to an Oct. 28 announcement.

An analysis of Medicare claims data for spine surgery highlighted wide disparities in Medicare Spending per Beneficiary cost for hospitals in the New York tri-state area, according to Dexur.

From minimally invasive spine surgery to the advent of the internet, seven spine surgeons share what the last real game changers were in their careers, and why.

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently named Ciro Randazzo, MD, as its 2020 Physician of the Year for his research on stroke care.