The spine surgeon's ability to negotiate payer contracts and approval for procedures and new technology is an important part of running an effective practice. By Laura Dyrda - 6/5/19

CMS retroactively updated the Professional Liability Insurance Relative Value Units for several Medicare procedures, which will have a positive impact on spine surgeons, according to an announcement from the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. By Laura Dyrda - 6/4/19

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines the most cost-effective treatment for recurrent lumbar disc herniation. By Laura Dyrda - 6/3/19

Ten spine and neurosurgeons joined new hospitals or practices across the U.S. over the past month. By Laura Dyrda - 6/3/19

Here are four spine and neurosurgeons making headlines: By Alan Condon - 5/31/19

An experimental spinal cord treatment at Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville has helped a paralyzed man regain some motion 10 years after his motocross injury, reports WBUR. By Alan Condon - 5/31/19

The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded $549,000 to Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD, for research on spinal cord injuries, reports EurekAlert. By Alan Condon - 5/31/19

Praveen Mummaneni, MD, of the University of California San Francisco is a neurosurgeon who directs several UCSF programs on the cervical spine, including the fellowship program in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He currently serves as co-director of the UCSF Spine Center. By Alan Condon - 5/30/19

Spinal Cord Injury Progress has launched a comprehensive online guide to increase awareness and understanding of spinal cord injuries, reports Talk 1170 Radio. By Alan Condon - 5/30/19

Two spine surgeons discuss the regulatory changes that could improve spine practice. By Anuja Vaidya - 5/30/19

The national average salary for orthopedic spine surgeons is $238,521 per year, according to data gathered from ZipRecruiter as of May 22, 2019. By Laura Dyrda - 5/29/19

Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center has been on the forefront of outpatient orthopedic and spine care for nearly two decades, and it shows no sign of slowing down. By Laura Dyrda - 5/28/19

Board-certified neurosurgeon Jeffrey S. Oppenheim, MD, at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, N.Y., has been honored with the Sister Joseph Rita Award for Medical Excellence. By Alan Condon - 5/28/19

A woman paralyzed as a result of spine surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Newark, N.J., received a $5 million settlement, reports New Jersey On-Line. By Alan Condon - 5/24/19

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making headlines. By Alan Condon - 5/24/19

Mohammed Shamji, a former professor and neurosurgeon at the University of Toronto, was sentenced to life in prison after murdering his wife, Elana Fric-Shamji, MD, reports U of T newspaper The Varsity. By Alan Condon - 5/23/19

Neurosurgeon Garnette Sutherland, MD, won the Governor General's Innovation Award for his work developing technologies to treat patients and improve clinical care in his field. By Alan Condon - 5/23/19

Two spine surgeons, Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, and Issada Thongtrangan, MD, discuss their hopes for the next five years of their career. By Anuja Vaidya - 5/23/19

Venu M. Nemani, MD, PhD, of Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Clinic is joining Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. By Alan Condon - 5/22/19

Hundreds of thousands of Americans suffer back pain related to vertebral compression fractures (VCF) every year, in many cases related to osteoporosis, but the spine specialist community at large has not agreed upon the most effective clinical care pathway.1 Vertebral augmentation procedures — vertebroplasty (VP) and balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) — were developed to treat VCFs due to osteoporosis, cancer or, at times benign lesions of bone. However two 2009 studies cast vertebroplasty in a negative light, and procedural volumes dropped nationwide. By Laura Dyrda - 5/21/19