Here are five spine surgeons making the news this week:
Michael Smith, MD, of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, spoke to Becker's Spine Review about the acceleration of telemedicine in spine and why it makes sense to move surgical care toward the ASC setting.
Eugene, Ore.-based neurosurgeon Glenn Keiper, MD, proposed that the city's COVID-19 patients be moved to one hospital to allow others facilities to focus on non-coronavirus cases.
Pedro Berjano, MD, PhD, chair of the GSpine4 Spine Surgery Division at IRCCS Instituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan, Italy, discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his hospital.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recognized Steven Meyer, MD, with its Humanitarian of the Year Award for his 20-plus years of experience providing healthcare and human services to people in Tanzania.
Douglas Blaty, DO, performed about 40 spinal surgeries with a robotic-assisted device called an exoscope.