Black patients had significantly worse outcomes than white patients after lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in Spine. By Angie Stewart - 1/16/20

Keith Bridwell, MD, and Munish Gupta, MD, of St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine, recently published a fourth edition textbook on spine surgery. By Alan Condon - 1/15/20

Eleven spine specialists discuss advances in pain management and how it can improve outcomes in spine surgery. By Alan Condon - 1/15/20

Neurosurgeon John Cowan, MD, on Jan. 13 entered the race for the U.S. House of Representatives, the Rome News-Tribune reports.  By Alan Condon - 1/14/20

William Tobler, MD, performed the first single-position lateral interbody fusion in an ASC at Cincinnati-based Mayfield Spine Surgery Center, using Medtronic devices. By Eric Oliver - 1/14/20

Radiologist Rahul Desai, MD, will present his paper on intradiscal regenerative cell therapy for spinal disorders at the fifth annual Interventional Orthopedics Foundation conference in Denver from Feb. 12 to 14. By Alan Condon - 1/13/20

Interventional pain management specialist William Moore, MD, is expanding his practice to Physician Partners of America's clinic in Arlington, Texas, this month, according to a press release. By Angie Stewart - 1/13/20

Molly Hubbard, MD, died following a Jan. 7 avalanche at the Silver Mountain ski resort in Kellogg, Idaho, reports Fox 12 Oregon. By Alan Condon - 1/13/20

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week. By Alan Condon - 1/10/20

Neurosurgeon Federico Vinas, MD, recently joined Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth Medical Group, reports Hometown News. By Alan Condon - 1/10/20

BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine in Boulder, Colo., recently added Patrick Curry, MD, to its surgical team. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, of The Robotic Spine Institute of Silicon Valley in Los Gatos, Calif., was reportedly the first spine surgeon on the west coast to implant a Molybdenum-Rhenium rod in a patient during a spinal fusion. By Alan Condon - 1/9/20

Alejandro Castellvi, MD, and nurse practitioner Paula Stephens joined Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery in Rogers, Ark., according to Arkansas Business. By Rachel Popa - 1/6/20

Spine surgery in ASCs is becoming more common as procedures become less invasive and payers are more willing to reimburse for spine cases in the outpatient setting. By Eric Oliver and Laura Dyrda - 1/6/20

Seven spine and neurosurgeons share their insight on consolidation in healthcare and anticipate how the trend will impact spine care. By Alan Condon - 1/2/20

An outpatient physical therapy practice in North Carolina is helping spine surgery patients manage postoperative pain with a combination of virtual reality technology and physical therapy, local outlet WFMZ 69 News reports. By Angie Stewart - 1/2/20

A new study published in Spine examines the risk of injury for NCAA athletes. By Laura Dyrda - 1/2/20

Whether patients report depression ahead of spine surgery could affect how they rate their outcome and experience at the hospital, according to a new study published in Spine. By Laura Dyrda - 1/2/20

Five spine and neurosurgeons in the news over the past week. By Laura Dyrda - 12/30/19

An appellate court said a 2012 lawsuit brought by three UPMC employees over allegedly unnecessary neurosurgery had merit and ordered it to be reinstated, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports. By Eric Oliver - 12/27/19