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6 Ways to Increase Spine Practice Profits
Douglas Won, MD, founder and director of Minimally Invasive SpineCARE in Dallas, discusses six steps spine practices can take to improve profits. Sign up for our FREE Orthopedic & Spine E-Weekly...
View ArticleSCSC Spine Care Moves to Expanded Irvine Location
South County Spine Care has moved to a larger location at the Barranca Medical Plaza in Irvine, Calif. The new SCSC center, led by Anthony Wu, MD, has added medical staff and equipment to accommodate...
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Steadman Clinic Physicians Perform Surgery on Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell...
On Saturday in Vail, Colo., Steadman Clinic physicians performed knee surgery on Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook, according to an ESPN report. Surgeons performed the surgery to...
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100+ Orthopedic Surgeons to Lobby on Capitol Hill This Week
More than 100 orthopedic surgeons plan to visit Washington DC on Thursday, May 2, to lobby members of Congress as part of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons National Orthopaedic...
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NASS Plans Advocacy Documentary
The North American Spine Society is planning to release a documentary on its efforts to weigh in on policy issues in Washington, D.C. The teaser trailer for the documentary can be viewed here. More...
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Arizona Bone & Joint Specialists Join OrthoArizona
Arizona Bone & Joint Specialists has announced it will be joining OrthoArizona, which has a 36-practice network with locations throughout the state.Arizona Bone & Joint Specialists has an...
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Private Practice vs. Employment: 10 Statistics on Orthopedist Compensation in...
Here are 10 statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation in 2012 by practice setting from Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.Sign up for our FREE Orthopedic & Spine E-Weekly for more...
View ArticleCentraState Medical Center Names Dr. Alan Nasar Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery
Freehold, N.J.-based Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute announced that Alan Nasar, MD, has been appointed chairman of the orthopedic surgery department at CentraState Medical Center in...
View Article5 Orthopedic & Spine Practices Expanding or Merging
Here are five orthopedic and spine practice expanding or merging.Arizona Bone & Joint Specialists announced it will be joining OrthoArizona, which has a 36-practice network with locations...
View Article8 Spine Surgeons on Bringing Innovation to the Operating Room
Eight spine surgeons talk about the methods for bringing new techniques or innovations to the operating room. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the...
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25 Orthopedic Surgeons on the Move
Here are 25 orthopedic surgeons who joined a new practice or hospital, or formed their own practice, announced over the past two months. If you would like to recommend an orthopedic surgeon for...
View Article7 Things for Spine Surgeons to Know for Thursday
Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, May 2, 2013.Dr. William Couldwell named AANS president.At the 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological...
View ArticleAANS Names Dr. Gary Bloomgarden Vice President
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has named board-certified neurosurgeon Gary Bloomgarden, MD, FAANS, FACS, as its vice president. Dr. Bloomgarden has previously served on the AANS...
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NuVasive Gross Profits Up 4.9% in Q1
San Diego, Calif.-based NuVasive reported increased gross profits for the 2013 first quarter at $120.4 million, up 4.9 percent from the same period last year. The company's revenue also jumped 5.2...
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Smith & Nephew to Acquire India-Based Orthopedic Trauma Device Developer
London-based Smith & Nephew will acquire Adler Mediequip Private Limited, including the assets and brands of Sushrut Surgicals Private Limited.Sushrut is an Indian developer of orthopedic trauma...
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5 Key Benchmarks to Higher Quality Spine Practices
Tracking key benchmarks is important for spine surgeons to ensure their practice is headed in the right direction in the changing healthcare environment.Sign up for our FREE Orthopedic & Spine...
View ArticleASIPP Sends Letter to CMS on MILD Coverage for Back Pain
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened a 30-day public comment period before conducting a draft of the National Coverage Determination for the mild procedure, and the American Society...
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12 Risk Factors for Infection After Total Knee Replacement
A new study led by Robert S. Namba, MD, of the department of orthopedic surgery at Kaiser Permanente Orange County and Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Irvine, and published in the...
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5 Biggest Mistakes for Spine Practice Online Marketing
This article was written by Dick Pepper, a medical marketing specialist who blogs at VoxMD.com and can be reached at dick .pepper@voxmd.com.When we read orthopedic publications, we often recognize many...
View ArticleDr. David Braunreiter Leads New Methodist Sugar Land Sports Medicine...
Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital and Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas have introduced a new primary care sports medicine fellowship program, which will be led by David Braunreiter, MD,...
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