Five women to know in spine surgery, including one who made history in Detroit and another who did likewise in Arkansas:

The American College of Surgeons named Winston-Salem, N.C.-based vascular surgeon Julie Freischlag, MD, as president, the organization said Oct. 22. 

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons voiced support for a Senate bill addressing prior authorizations for some patients.

The leader of a new spinal cord injury center and nine more spine surgeons to know:

Ohio's debut augmented reality-assisted spine case and four more "firsts" since Sept. 1:

A study of augmented-reality in joint replacements and four more studies catching the eyes of spine and orthopedic surgeons:

U.S. Congress has formally recognized October as Spine Health Awareness Month, according to an Oct. 19 announcement.

Aetna Life Insurance was denied a petition for an immediate appeal in a 239-person class lawsuit that went forward in June.

Here are the top three orthopedic and neurosurgery residency programs, from Doximity's 2021-2022 Residency Navigator.

UP Health System Marquette has added cervical disc replacement to its offerings, NBC/Fox affiliate WLUC reported Oct. 14.

Eight hospitals and practices hiring spine surgeons, using LinkedIn's Job Search tool:

From fighting to maintain access to innovative technologies to pushing back against reimbursement cuts and increasing payer hurdles, the concerns of spine surgeons are many.

Matthew Smuck, MD, has won the Henry Farfan Award from the North American Spine Society.

Gregory Przybylski, MD, received the Past President Award from the North American Spine Society.

Intraoperative neuromonitoring services provider Assure Holdings completed its first case in Nevada and has contracted with eight hospitals in the state, according to an Oct. 8 news release.

Youngstown, Ohio-based Southwoods Health and Humana signed an agreement to expand care for Humana members, Business Journal Daily reported Oct. 6.

CMS has approved The State of Connecticut Health Plan, an episode-of-care payment model, according to an Oct. 7 news release.

Knowing how to cope with stress and burnout has become more important than ever to spine surgeons.

From seeing the expression on their patients' faces after surgery to the day after a haul of elective cases and completing rounds on a Saturday morning, six spine surgeons share their favorite part of the week:

Brian Gantwerker, MD, has received the North American Spine Society's Spine Advocacy Award.