Having the doors open to dispute insurer underpayments has been a “game changer” for spine surgeon Daniel Choi, MD. Dr. Choi, of Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-based Spine Medicine & Surgery of Long Island, joined ...

New York City-based Mount Sinai will serve as the official hospital and medical services provider for the US Open Tennis Championships for the 13th year in a row.  Mount Sinai provides a wide spectrum ...

A newly identified group of spinal cord nerve cells could hold the key to improving breathing in people with spinal cord injuries or certain neurological diseases, according to research published in ...

The potential of disc replacement, especially in outpatient settings, will become stronger with regulatory approval for new innovation, Steven Girdler, MD, said. Dr. Girdler, of Newport Beach, ...

William Sterett, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery plans to retire Dec. 31. Dr. Sterett also spent 25 years as head team physician for the U.S. Women’s Alpine Ski ...

Ridgeview Medical Center has added Vamsy Bobba, MD, to its spine care staff.  Dr. Bobba is a spine surgeon specializing in treating various conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, ...

SpinaFX Medical’s Triojection earned the FDA’s breakthrough device designation, according to an Aug. 15 news release. Triojection is a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure to reduce pressure ...

Here are five orthopedic devices and technologies that have received FDA approval, as reported by Becker’s since April 24: ...

A study of Providence Medical Technology’s Corus posterior cervical stabilization system in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion found it was a better option than ACDF alone for three-level ...

Spinal Simplicity’s IntraLink injectable device for disc degradation earned the FDA’s breakthrough device designation, according to an Aug. 14 news release. IntraLink uses self-polymerizing ...

Amid changes in federal healthcare policy, data tools will become increasingly important for spine surgeons, Andrew Fanous, MD, said. Dr. Fanous, of Alexandria, Va.-based Inova, joined the “Becker’s ...

Single-level cervical degenerative disc disease saw better outcomes when addressed with disc replacement instead of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, according to a meta-analysis of randomized ...