Federal prosecutors charged Evangelos Megariotis, MD, the owner and operator of Clifton (N.J.) Orthopedic Associates, with prescribing large quantities of controlled substances "outside the usual course of medical practice and without a legitimate purpose," the Justice Department announced. By Angie Stewart - 9/27/19

DeGen Medical recently received FDA clearance for its F1 MPS modular pedicle screw system for the Joust minimally invasive procedure. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

The FDA recently granted 510(k) clearance for Life Spine's Hinged laminoplasty system. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Management group Surgical Affiliates partnered with Susanville, Calif.-based Banner Lassen Medical Center to enhance the hospital's emergency orthopedic care. By Eric Oliver - 9/27/19

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Physiatrist William Sullivan, MD, was appointed president of the North American Spine Society at the organization's annual meeting in Chicago from Sept. 25 to 28. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Spine surgeon Steven Garfin, MD, joined the board of directors at 3D printing company PrinterPrezz. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Thinking Robot Studios, a Nova Scotia, Canada-based 3D printing company, is planning to open a $84 million manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., reports Buffalo News. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Neurosurgeon Neal Naff, MD, recently joined the board of trustees at Maryland Historical Society, reports The Daily Record. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

NuVasive featured its X360 Pulse platform at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago and plans to unveil its Pulse Robotics application at an exclusive event. By Laura Dyrda - 9/27/19

Omaha-based OrthoNebraska brought aboard orthopedic spine surgeon Noah Porter, MD, the Omaha World-Herald reports. By Eric Oliver - 9/27/19

Brainlab launched Loop-X, its mobile intraoperative imaging robot, at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago on Sept. 25. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is expanding with two new orthopedic and sports medicine centers in Lorain and Oberlin, Ohio, reports Morning Journal. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Abbott received FDA approval for Proclaim XR, a neurostimulation device for people suffering from chronic pain. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Spine surgeons James Osborn, MD, and Garrick Cason, MD, joined Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Spine Institute, reports The Chattanoogan. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Kris Radcliff, MD, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute, focusing on minimally invasive spine surgery and artificial disc replacement. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

The Spine Journal published the results of Stryker's SAKOS pivotal trial for the SpineJack implantable fracture reduction system. By Angie Stewart - 9/26/19

Disruptive medical device companies are shaking up the status quo in orthopedics, according to OrthoStreams. By Angie Stewart - 9/26/19

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine, effective in October. By Eric Oliver - 9/26/19

Medtronic has received FDA approval to move forward with a prospective, randomized pivotal clinical trial that will examine the use of Infuse in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions.  By Laura Dyrda - 9/26/19