Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

As spine surgery becomes more minimally invasive, Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD, said he wants to address patient presumptions and focus on additional wellness approaches to healthcare. Dr. Okubadejo spoke ...

Juan Torres-Reveron, MD, of Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, performed the nation’s first spine surgery using Montpellier, France-based Medtech’s ROSA Spine. 1. Dr. Torres-Reveron performed a ...

Louisiana doctors, Dr. Lawrence Haber and Dr. Ryan Farmer, have performed the first ever robotic-assisted pediatric spine surgery in Louisiana and the Gulf South. The duo at Ochsner Children's work ...

A man who suffered from a spinal condition says he can now walk without pain after becoming a hospital's first patient to undergo a new procedure. Russell Stamp, from Sunderland, experienced "severe ...

Awake spine surgery has largely been limited to shorter, simpler procedures, but Stanley Hoang, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, La., has leveraged the technique in new ways. Dr. Hoang, who ...

Memphis, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic is launching a first-of-its-kind endoscopic spine fellowship in the U.S. Chad Campion, MD, is leading the program which will offer high-intensity, hands-on ...