Paul Weyland, patient, enjoying a day on the golf course. Growing up in Ukiah, CA, Paul Weyland always had a golf club in his hand. Golf led him to play at Sacramento State and then to several ...

Payers have historically treated spine surgery as a default hospital procedure, but that assumption is increasingly at odds with clinical reality. Advances in minimally invasive techniques, enhanced ...

Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics (CAO), has noticed a surge in requests for his orthopedic spine procedures. As a result, he will increase ...

Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

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 ...

This story is brought to you by Ochsner Health. At Ochsner Health, patients with certain back and spine problems who meet specific criteria may now be candidates for one of the nation’s most promising ...

Anthony Yeung MD began performing endoscopic spine surgery in the early 1990s. He has since built his practice along with partners Christopher Yeung, MD, and Justin Field, MD, Desert Institute for ...

A neurosurgeon at Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital has performed Staten Island’s first Total Posterior Spine System procedure, according to a recent announcement. The procedure is an ...

If surgery center leaders can identify and add an up-and-coming procedure to their list of approved procedures prior to their competitors doing such, they may be able to corner the market and profit ...

Spine surgeon education needs to go beyond the technical skill and include greater emphasis on understanding data, conservative care and business structures. Four surgeons discuss what they would ...

Drs. Hemil Maniar and Kelli Crabtree-Wilson are two LMH surgeons who use the Mazor robotic guidance system, which helps surgeons navigate spine procedures. From an early age, Dr. Kelli Crabtree-Wilson ...