The American College of Surgeons named Winston-Salem, N.C.-based vascular surgeon Julie Freischlag, MD, as president, the organization said Oct. 22. 

Atrium Health and Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine, both based in Charlotte, N.C., are teaming up to advance spine care delivery, the company said Oct. 18. 

Somersworth, N.H.-based Wentworth Health Partners Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will move all hospital-based services to Wentworth Surgery Center and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, according to an Oct. 22 report in Foster's Daily Democrat.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics opened the Orthopaedic Integrative Health Center, the company said in an Oct. 22 news release.

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Cy Daneshfar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon from Lubbock, Texas, died Oct. 20 after he was struck by a train while walking on the tracks near the town of Merkel, according to a report by San Angelo Live.

Lynchburg-based OrthoVirginia has served the "Old Dominion" state through its 32 locations for five years.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens expanded its orthopedic department with the opening of a total hip and knee replacement center, the company said Oct. 21.

Arthrex, an orthopedic implant manufacturer, is bolstering operations in South Carolina with a $100 million investment that will create another 500 jobs, South Carolina Business News reported Oct. 21.

Seattle-based Proliance Surgeons, an independent practice with more than 250 physicians, has appointed Troy Simonson CEO as part of its partnership with Revo Health.

Fort Collins, Colo.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies is building a new medical campus on a 12-acre property in Greeley, Colo., according to an Oct. 21 report by North Forty News.

An Illinois appeals court upheld a $1.2 million verdict against a spine surgeon who allegedly botched a spinal fusion procedure, according to court documents.

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Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, performed knee surgery on three international professional athletes, the practice said Oct. 21 in a news release.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based American Orthopedic Partners is continuing its growth in the U.S., according to an Oct. 21 news release.

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A new digital health tool called BoneBot has been licensed out to Austrian software firm ImageBiopsy Lab to accelerate its development, according to an Oct. 20 report by pharmaphorum. The technology applies machine learning to X-rays to detect hidden fractures in the spine that can remain undiagnosed in more than two-thirds of osteoporosis cases.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons voiced support for a Senate bill addressing prior authorizations for some patients.

The continued growth of digital platforms and specialty centers' increasing importance for orthopedic care delivery are just two predictions about the industry surgeons have shared with Becker's.

Cleveland-based medical device company SPR Therapeutics raised $37 million in series D funding for its peripheral nerve stimulation system, the company said Oct. 18 in a news release.