Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. We invite all spine surgeon and specialist responses. Next week's question: How often do you renegotiate contracts with implant vendors?

Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. We invite all spine surgeon and specialist responses. Next week's question: What is the biggest inefficiency in your practice?

Here are seven ways spine surgeons can succeed in competitive markets.

Six spine surgeons discuss the most beneficial marketing tools for their practices.

Several sports medicine physicians discuss how they differentiate themselves and their practices from other orthopedic groups.

Here are 35 Orthopedic and spine surgeons who recently joined hospitals and practices.

Michael Heggeness, MD, director of the spine surgery fellowship program at Baylor Clinic in Houston, was recently named the 2011-2012 president of the North American Spine Society. In this role, he will be building upon the efforts of previous leaders to strengthen NASS's mission of fostering advancement in spine care and advocating for the interests of spine specialists and patients in Washington, D.C.

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who have joined new practices or been promoted to new positions within the past few months.

Here are 20 orthopedic practices that have partnered with hospitals, merged together or expanded over the past several months.

The physicians of Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville (Ohio) and Coshocton (Ohio) Hospital have partnered to open an orthopedic office in Coshocton, according to a Zanesville Times Recorder report.