The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) held their annual meeting in October 2023 in Las Vegas. The conference has been promoting emerging techniques and cutting-edge advancements in the dynamic field of minimally invasive spine surgery since the...read more
Co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Midwest Orthopedics at Rush in Chicago Kern Singh, MD, founded the Minimally Invasive Spine Study Group. “The MISSG is an international organization dedicated to advancement of minimally invasive spine surgery that...read more
Chronic spinal pain is a multifactorial issue that requires a concerted effort amongst members of the multidisciplinary team in order to maximize patient outcomes while minimizing the need for narcotic medications. Oftentimes patients with spinal disability require surgical intervention....read more
A surgeon entrepreneur, Dr. Singh co-founded Avaz Surgical in 2010 to develop next-generation neural guidance and quantitative imaging techniques. Through Avaz Surgical technology, Dr. Singh and his colleagues are currently striving for a footprint in the lateral spine surgery...read more
Dr. Kern Singh, spine, back and neck orthopedic surgeon and Co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, has been promoted to full Professor in the Department of Orthoapedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center....read more
In a recent survey, patients with spinal conditions substantially underestimated the radiation dose of computed tomography (CT) scans, and more than three-fourths mistakenly believed that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are associated with radiation exposure. The findings were reported...read more