20 Spine Surgeons Leading Charitable Care Efforts
Here are 20 spine surgeons leading charitable spine care efforts. If you would like to recommend a surgeon is added to this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.Sign up for our...
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OrthoVirginia, HCA Virginia Open $25M Orthopedic, Sports Medicine Facility
The orthopedic practice OrthoVirginia, HCA Virginia and real estate developer Lingerfelt Companies, all based in Richmond, Va., have opened a $25 million orthopedic and sports medicine facility.The...
View ArticleMedtronic Expands Spinal Interbody Portfolio With OLIF25
Medtronic has introduced the OLIF25 procedure for minimally invasive spinal fusion.Referred to as Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion for L2-L5, this procedure leverages traditional ALIF principles with...
View ArticleDr. James Andrews to Operate on Houston Texan Linebacker Brian Cushing
James Andrews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Pensacola, Fla., will perform knee surgery on Houston Texan linebacker Brian Cushing,...
View ArticleDr. Lewis Yocum to Perform Elbow Surgery on Orioles' Randy Wolf
Lewis Yocum, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform Tommy John surgery on Orioles pitcher Randy Wolf, according to a Baltimore Sun report.The surgery...
View ArticleDr. Edward Akelman to Lead American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Edward Akelman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, has been appointed president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, according to a local Patch report.Dr....
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10 Most Important Qualities for Spine Surgeon Leaders Today
Healthcare is an ever-evolving field and spine surgeon leaders are beginning to step forward as experts in practice management, hospital service line management and policy making decisions in addition...
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5 Steps to Develop a Productive Marketing Strategy for Spine Practices
Steven Siwek, Jr., founded Medical Marketing Solutions in 2009 to help market his father's medical practice. The company has since grown to include medical practices and hospitals across the country....
View ArticleDePuy Synthes Spine Launches Spine Spacer System
DePuy Synthes Spine has launched the ACIS Anterior Cervical Interbody Spacer System for use during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.The ACIS System includes three axial footprints and three...
View ArticleNASS Responds to US Senate Finance Committee Report on Infuse
The recent investigation by the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance into the surgeon/industry relationships, scientific publishing and marketing of Medtronic's bone morphogenic protein product InFuse was...
View Article176 Physician Leaders in the Ambulatory Surgery Center Industry
Editor's note: If you believe any of the information provided in this column to be inaccurate, please email Heather Linder at hlinder@beckershealthcare.com. David J. Abraham, MD. Dr. Abraham is one of...
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DePuy Synthes Spine Launches Minimally Invasive Posterior-Lateral Fusion System
DePuy Synthes Spine launched the SPOTLIGHT PL Access System, designed for minimally invasive posterior-lateral fusion.The system includes a comprehensive set of retractors with integrated fiber optic...
View ArticleNASS Announces 2012 Traveling Fellowship & Grant Award Winners
The North American Spine Society has announced the winners of the 2012 Research Traveling Fellowship and Research Grant Awards.NASS provides funding for research traveling fellowships that span at...
View ArticleNASS Names Dr. Charles Mick 2013 President
At the North American Spine Society annual meeting, Charles Mick, MD, was named president for the next year.Dr. Mick is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and practices at Pioneer Spine and Sports...
View ArticleOpportunities for Outpatient Spine in 2013
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 25, Robert Bray, Jr., MD, a neurological spine surgeon at D.I.S.C. Sports & Spine Center in California; Naya Kehayes,...
View ArticleZimmer Holdings Sees 0.6% Decline in 3Q Net Sales
Zimmer Holdings has reported third quarter net sales of $1.02 billion, down 0.6 percent compared to the same period last year.The device company reported $407 million in sales for its knee products,...
View ArticleWashington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman Undergoes Shoulder Surgery by Dr. Wiemi...
Wiemi Douoguih, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., performed shoulder surgery on Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, according to a Sports...
View ArticleDr. James Andrews Performs Elbow Surgery on New York Yankee CC Sabathia
James Andrews, MD, has performed elbow surgery on New York Yankee pitcher CC Sabathia, according to an ESPN report.Dr. Andrews performed the procedure to remove a bone spur in Mr. Sabathia's left...
View ArticleOrthofix Launches FORZA Spinal Spacer System
Orthofix has introduced its FORZA Spinal Spacer System. The spacer device features chamfered edges that offer the surgeon the ability to rotate the implant as needed during a PLIF or TLIF...
View ArticleOrthopedic Procedure Rates Among Top Academic Hospitals Vary Widely, Report...
Orthopedic surgery rates vary widely across top academic medical centers, according to a report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project (pdf).The report, "What Kind of Physician Will You Be? Variation in...
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