Deepak Reddy, MD, of South Bend (Ind.) Orthopedics completed the first solo SynerFuse procedure.

Two spine surgeons were cleared of malpractice allegations in the last month.

A jury sided with Anil Kesani, MD, in a civil case accusing the spine surgeon of botching a woman's surgery in 2017, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Aug. 6.

Spine surgeons Glenn Russo, MD; Girard Girasole, MD; John Awad, MD, and Gary Zimmerman, MD, performed the first cases using the PathKeeper System at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn.

U.S. News & World Report has named its top 30 neurology and neurosurgery hospitals in the U.S. for 2023 and 2024, including five hospitals in California. 

ASCs and outpatient surgery have the benefit of letting patients recover at home the same day they go to the operating room. While many spine techniques are becoming less invasive, migrating cases to ASCs can take time.

An Ohio state appeals court has reclaimed a damages award from spine surgery patient Tammy Mann, who was awarded $438,000 in damages after suing Cincinnati-based Center for Advanced Spine Technologies and surgeon Abubakar Durrani, MD, in 2013, according to an Aug. 2 report from Bloomberg Law.

Washington Nationals pitcher Matt Cronin had surgery to repair a herniated disc, he said in an Aug. 2 Instagram post.

The number of unnecessary surgeries performed in the field of spine and orthopedic care is on the rise, with an estimated 50 percent of lumbar spine surgeries deemed unnecessary, according to an Aug. 2 report from Forbes based on a Harvard Business Review study. 

New York has the most top-ranked neurology and neurosurgery hospitals for 2023 and 2024, according to new data from U.S. News and World Report.

As new developments in technology continue in the medical industry, one neurosurgeon is focused on how artificial intelligence can impact patient care.

Spine surgeon Daniel Kim, MD, joined Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala.

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery worked on two key projects related to CPT coding in July.

Medical device company Centinel Spine has released its second quarter operating results, showing a record number of Prodisc total disc replacement systems sold totaling $17.5 million in sales. 

U.S. News & World Report released its "Best Hospitals for Neurology & Neurosurgery" 2023-24 list Aug. 1, with NYU Langone hospitals taking the top spot.

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Healthcare and Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health have partnered to form Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience.

Matthew Hefner, MD, a neurosurgeon at Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport, La., has become the first surgeon in the region to offer the ExcelsiusGPS navigation system for minimally invasive spine surgery, according to a July 28 report from the Bossier Press-Tribune.

Laura Anderson, MD, the first female neurosurgeon in Sacramento, Calif. is retiring after more than 30 years in the field.

Mark Lyerly, MD, a neurosurgeon who has performed more than 6,000 procedures on patients 55 years and older, joined Novant Health Brain & Spine Surgery in High Point, N.C. in June.

Aetna lost its bid to decertify a 239-person class-action lawsuit over its coverage of lumbar total disc replacement.