Gary Michelson, MD, is the only U.S. spine surgeon listed on Forbes' 2023 World Billionaires List.

From new devices to new technology, four spine surgeons told Becker's what they're excited about at their practices in 2023.

Here are five spine practices to know:

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, and Pierce Nunley, MD, are collaborating with Surgalign to support Holo AI insights and the company's other artificial intelligence platforms.

Medical device company Centinel Spine saw record revenue and growth in 2022, achieving the No. 2 total disc replacement market position globally. 

Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic named the chair and vice president of its new neurosurgery department, the Cardinal News reported May 2.

Nicholas Theodore, MD, was named as the principal investigator for a post-market trial evaluating Aclarion's Nociscan for diagnosing back pain.

Ross Jones, DO, became the first surgeon in northern Arizona to use the Prosidc C SK and C Vivo disc replacement implants, the Arizona Daily Sun reported April 30.

A person of interest in the death of neurosurgeon Devon Hoover, MD, was released from custody, Detroit police said May 2.

From the time Roger Hartl, MD, a neurosurgeon and director of neurosurgery spine for New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine and co-director for New York Presbyterian Och Spine, completed his medical school rotations in the country of Malawi, he knew he wanted to treat patients in Africa. 

The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death of neurosurgeon Devon Hoover, MD, a homicide, The Detroit Free Press reported April 27.

As new spine innovations continue to grow, six surgeons told Becker's what they think will gain the fastest adoption in the coming years.

From herniated disc repairs to scoliosis treatments, a number of celebrities have undergone common, and less common, spinal procedures nationwide. 

Stuart Kinsella, MD, will join The Steadman Clinic's Aspen and Basalt, Colo. locations on May 1, the Vail, Colo.-based practice said April 26.

Researchers at Brown University in Providence, R.I. found artificial inelligence models were able to pass written and oral neurosurgery exams, The Brown Daily Herald reported April 25.

Detroit police are investigating the death of a neurosurgeon who worked at Ascension St. John Hospital, ABC News reported April 25.

Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital has opened a new operating room dedicated to child, adolescent and young adult spine surgeries. 

Ehsan Jazini, MD, Christopher Good, MD, Thomas Schuler, MD, and Colin Haines, MD of the Virginia Spine Institute in Reston earned the Global Spine Journal's 2022 Best Paper Award.

Jason Dreyer, DO, will pay $1.17 million to settle allegations he performed medically unnecessary neurosurgery, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reported April 24. 

After adjusting for inflation, reimbursements for cervical disc replacement have fallen 12.9 percent between 2009 and 2021, according to an analysis in the International Journal of Spine Surgery.