Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Gross, MD, has been selected to serve as chairperson volunteer medical liaison for the Newport Beach (Calif.) Covid Safe Commerce Task Force, KTVN reports.

Eight spine surgeons discuss how the pandemic will affect spine in ASCs, addressing patient selection, payer issues and the potential for acceleration in the future.

Fred McQueary, MD, executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Mercy, is taking an early retirement to help the Chesterfield, Mo.-based health system address financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ozarks Independent reports.

Blue Shield of California is being sued for allegedly issuing a wrongful blanket denial of all requests for coverage with the Coflex titanium implant to treat lumbar spinal stenosis.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between May 11 and May 15:

Here are eight spine surgeons making headlines this week:

Four spine surgeons discuss innovations in augmented reality and the developments they are most excited about in the field.

Neurosurgeon Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, is warning patients against delaying treatment for neurological conditions due to concerns about COVID-19 transmission, Delco Times reports.

The spine center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital has been renamed Crawford Spine Center in honor of its founding director Alvin Crawford, MD, according to The CCM Village News Blog.

Three spine surgeons discuss how they are preparing for price transparency and how it will affect the field.

Six recent lawsuits involving spine and orthopedics:

Eleven spine surgeons answer the question: What will the 'new normal' look like in spine post-pandemic.

A federal appeals court on May 8 dismissed arguments from a former spine surgeon sentenced to life in prison for the death of a woman who overdosed on counterfeit oxycodone pills, CBS12 reports.

Blake Berman, DO, is the latest neurosurgeon to join Healthpointe Medical Group in Anaheim, Calif., where he previously served as an occupational medicine physician.

Here are four innovations designed by spine and neurosurgeons in the past month:

Neurosurgeon Manish Shah, MD, recently worked with scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to create a pediatric imaging device that does not require infants to be put under anesthesia.

Peter Costantino, MD, joined White Plains-based Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York, according to the Fairfield Daily Voice.

Here are three spine surgeons who received honors, awards or promotions in April:

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between May 4 and May 8:

Ashtin Neuschaefer on May 4 was appointed executive director of the Scoliosis Research Society, following in the footsteps of Tressa Goulding, who served in the role for 26 years.