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In the News

News Releases

Below are news releases* and up-to-date information relating to the spine, medical advances, promising research studies and the Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders.

• Combined Minimally Invasive Procedures Offer New Option for Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis (October 3, 2008)

• Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Yields Rapid Recovery; Puts Nursing Student Back on Track to Fulfilling Mid-Life Dream (June 4, 2008)

• Active Life Begins (Again) at 40 After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery On Two Disks (January 22, 2008)

• Cedars-Sinai Physicians Elect William W. Brien, MD, as Chief of Staff (January 9, 2008)

• Back to School Safety: Avoiding Backpack Injury (August 10, 2006)

• Combining Endoscopic and Computer Technologies May Improve Safety, Accuracy and Efficiency of Complex Spinal Surgery (April 27, 2006)

Recently Published Medical and Scientific Articles

The spinal surgeons and researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Institute of Spinal Disorders frequently write papers that are published in a wide variety of medical and scientific journals. Below are links to selections of these articles:

• "The Changing Role for Neurosurgeons and the Treatment of Spinal Deformity," J. Patrick Hohnson, MD; Robert S. Pashman, MD; Carl Lauryssen,MD, Neel Anand, MD; John J. Regan, MD, and Robert S. Bray, MD, Institute for Spinal Disorders, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, J Neurosurg Spine 2:233-242, 2005
  
  

Cedars-Sinai's Neurosciences Report

Cedars-Sinai's neurosurgical staff is proud to publish Neurosciences Report, the Online Journal of Neurosciences, E-Medicine & Technology. This valuable online publication addresses the peer-review process and the latest developments, research and technology in neurosciences.