Amazingly, surgeons can take bone from one part of the body and place it in another and it will grow there. Bone is one of the only tissues in our body that can regenerate in this way. Spine surgeons often make use of this natural phenomenon to perform a spinal fusion. That is, they use the natural growing powers of bone to stabilize a segment of the spine...

Dr. Paul McCormick and Dr. Mike Kaiser from the Spine Center recently traveled to Burr Ridge, IL. to attend a Spine Summit held at the headquarters of the North American Spine Society.

Members of the Spine Center turned up in spades at the recent American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting.  Not only did they attend the conference but they also moderated events, sat on panels and presented their expertise to their colleagues. Dr. Paul McCormick, the Spine...

On Tuesday night, Dr. D'Ambrosio, of the Brain Tumor Center, Gamma Knife Center, and Spine Center, organized an event at AANS for the young members in the community.  It included good food and drink; the guest speaker Dr. Henry Brem, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins...

Cross Section of Intervertebral Disc Between Two Vertebrae Doctors at the Spine Center are taking a leading role in the advancement of the Artificial Disc Replacement.  Getting implantable devices like these from the lab to patients requires rigorous testing and approval by the Food and Drug...

Dr. Paul C. McCormick presented "Randomized Clinical Trials of Cervical Arthroplasty: A Critical Review" to a recent audience of doctors and medical practitioners at the J. Lawrence Pool Memorial Research Symposium, sponsored by CUMC's Department of Neurological...

Just over one hundred years ago the very first surgery was performed here at Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Neurosurgery.  The surgeon was Dr. Charles Elsberg and he performed the removal of an intramedullary spinal cord tumor. His two step method was pioneering at the time...

Recently the New York Times ran an article about how to deal with the everyday aches and pains that accompany an active/sports lifestyle.  The physicians interviewed for the most part said they recommend their patients to hold off on contacting professional help unless the problem persists...

"Degenerative Lumbar Kyphosis and Global Sagittal Imbalance" was the second presentation by Dr. Peter D. Angevine at the recent J. Lawrence Pool Memorial Research Symposium, sponsored by The Spine Center.

Dr. Alfred T. Ogden of The Spine Center appeared on ABC News' Goodmorning America Health with Tanya Rivero Thursday, April 8th at 2:30pm and 5:00pm EST.  This was his second time on the show.  Last year he discussed treatments for Lower Back Pain.  In this recent appearance he discussed Deep...