Merritt Healthcare Partners With Orthopedic Associates of Central Maryland...
Merritt Healthcare has purchased an interest in Central Maryland Ambulatory Surgery Center in Baltimore and will manage the operations of the ASC, according to a Merritt Healthcare news release.The...
View Article100 Hospitals With Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs
Becker's Hospital Review has named the following hospitals to its list, "100 Hospitals With Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs." These hospitals offer outstanding spine and neurosurgical care, and...
View ArticleFlorida Orthopaedic Institute, Buccaneers Form Partnership
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have announced that the Florida Orthopaedic Institute will serve as the team's official orthopedics and sports medicine physician staff beginning with the 2013 season.Seth...
View ArticleAlphatec Solus Fusion Device Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to Alphatec Spine's Alphatec Solus internal fixation anterior lumbar interbody fusion device.The ALIF device includes counter-rotating titanium blades that deploy into...
View ArticleNLT Spine Opens US Subsidiary
Israel-based NLT Spine has opened a U.S. subsidiary to increase commercialization of its device technology platform.The Boston-area subsidiary will focus on the PROW FUSION and eSPIN devices with the...
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Innovative Trends in Spine Surgery Technology: Q&A With Dr. Lawrence Dickinson
Lawrence Dickinson, MD, an neurosurgeon with Pacific Brain & Spine Medical Group in Castro Valley, Calif., discusses minimally invasive spine surgery and where he sees the field heading in the...
View ArticlePain Management Market Will Catapult by 2018, Report Finds
A report called "Pain Management Treatment Markets," published by TriMark Publications, found that the pain management treatment market will catapult by 2018.The pain management market is currently...
View ArticleEmory Johns Creek Hospital Names Dr. Sami Khan Chief of Orthopedics
Sami Khan, MD, has been named chief of orthopedics at Emory Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital, according to a North Fulton report. Dr. Khan is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics...
View Article13 Recent Device Company Executive & Leadership Changes
Amedica has named Karl Farnsworth, CPA, chief financial officer. The company has also recently added four executive management officers: Kevin Ontiverso will serve as chief legal and compliance...
View Article12 Recommendations From the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform released a report on March 4, 2013, detailing 12 recommendations to change the say physicians are paid.The Commission hopes the changes will reduce...
View Article41 Orthopedic & Spine Devices Receive FDA 510(k) Clearance in February
The Food and Drug Administration granted 41 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in February.Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox!1. Milagro...
View Article5 Tips to Get Started With Outpatient Spine Surgery
Spine surgery is increasingly moving into the outpatient setting, which can provide both quality and cost benefits. After the surgeon has learned minimally invasive technique, here are five tips to...
View Article7 Things for Spine Surgeons to Know for Thursday
Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for March 14, 2013.Outpatient lumbar discectomy more effective than inpatient. A study of 4,310 single lumbar discectomy cases found that the patients...
View Article5 Spine Surgeons on Enduring EMR Adoption
Five spine surgeons discuss what the most challenging part of switching to an electronic medical record was. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the...
View ArticleDr. Anthony Yeung Founds Spine Center at University of New Mexico
Anthony Yeung, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon, and his wife Eileen have donated $2.5 million for the creation of a comprehensive spine center at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine,...
View ArticleDr. David Altchek Performs Elbow Surgery on Indians Pitcher Frank Hermann
Today, David Altchek, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon, performed reconstructive surgery on the Cleveland Indians pitcher Frank Hermann's right elbow, according to a Akron Beacon Journal Online...
View ArticleDr. Ken Akizuki to Perform Knee Surgery on Giants First Baseman Brett Pill
Ken Akizuki, MD, orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform arthroscopic knee surgery on the San Francisco Giants first baseman Brett Pill, according to a NBC Bay Area report.Dr. Akizuki will perform...
View ArticleVertiFlex to Sell Spine Technology to Stryker
San Clemente, Calif.-based VertiFlex plans to sell some of its non-core spine technology to Stryker.The minimally invasive spine device maker aims to use funds from the sale to advance its platform for...
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10 Tips to Make Efficient ASCs Even Better
Jeff Bernhardt, Clinical Director at Main Street Specialty Surgery Center, discusses 10 ways ambulatory surgery centers can improve their efficiency and become an even stronger business as a...
View ArticleOutlook for Spinal Non-Fusion Technology Trends: Q&A with Joe Ross of LDR
Executive Vice President Global Marketing of spine device company LDR Joe Ross discusses the non-fusion cervical spine surgery market and where technology is headed in the future.Sign up for our FREE...
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