Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Orthopedic surgeon convicted of abuse loses medical license

    Carly Behm -
    An Iowa orthopedic surgeon who was convicted of child abuse lost his license, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported March 29.

  2. Summit Health names Dr. Timothy Reish to leadership role

    Carly Behm -
    Timothy Reish, MD, was named chair of orthopedics and sports medicine, pain management and podiatry for Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based Summit Health's southern New York region.

  3. Miach Orthopaedics raises $20M in funding

    Carly Behm -
    Miach Orthopaedics, which is behind the Bridge-Enhanced ACL restoration implant, raised $20 million in series B financing, the company said April 2.

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  1. The future of spinal fusions

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are three advancements in spinal fusions that spine and orthopedic leaders should know:

  2. How COVID-19 is impacting orthopedic device sales in 2024

    Claire Wallace -
    While the orthopedic industry was prepared for an ongoing influx in backlogged procedures following the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report suggests that the backlog has already been exhausted, according to a March 31 report from Seeking Alpha.

  3. Dr. Adam Schneider rejoins Verde Valley Medical Center

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Adam Schneider, MD, has joined the Orthopedics and Spine Institute at Northern Arizona Healthcare's Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, Ariz.

  4. Ascension adds Indiana neurology group

    Claire Wallace -
    Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (Ind.) has added the physicians and staff of Evansville-based Midwest Neurological to its medical group, according to an April 1 report from WFIE.

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  1. Neurologist burnout high amid looming specialist shortage

    Claire Wallace -
    Approximately 12% of neurologists are feeling so burned out that they plan to leave medicine because of it, according to Medscape's 2024 "Neurologist Burnout and Depression Report," published March 29. 

  2. University Orthopedics 1st in state to add new imaging tool

    Claire Wallace -
    East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has become the first practice in the state to add EOSedge, a state-of-the-art imaging system, according to a March 31 report from Providence Business News. 

  3. SeaSpine, Orthofix name chief enabling technologies officer

    Claire Wallace -
    Orthofix has tapped Beau Standish as its chief enabling technologies officer, according to an April 1 LinkedIn post from SeaSpine. 

  4. VA improperly tracking hip, shoulder implants, report alleges

    Claire Wallace -
    A new report from the Government Accountability Office, a watchdog group, alleges that the Veterans Affairs Health Administration has not been properly tracking artificial hip and shoulder devices in patients. 

  1. Orthopedic ASC to open in Idaho

    Claire Wallace -
    A new orthopedic ASC, Hayden Surgery Center, is opening in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, according to a March 31 report from the Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press.

  2. Dr. Ryan Shephard performs area's 1st anterior total hip replacement

    Claire Wallace -
    Orthopedic surgeon Ryan Shephard, DO, has performed the county's first anterior total hip replacement at Dunkirk, N.Y.-based Brooks Hospital. 

  3. ZimVie spine business sells, rebrands as Highridge Medical

    Claire Wallace -
    ZimVie has closed on the sale of its spine business to global investment firm H.I.G. Capital. The spine business will now operate as Highridge Medical, based in Westminster, Colo. 

  4. 10 unhealthiest cities

    Riz Hatton -
    The unhealthiest place to live in the U.S. is Brownsville, Texas, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

  5. 10 healthiest cities

    Riz Hatton -
    The healthiest place to live in the U.S. is San Francisco, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

  6. What worries 2 surgeons most about orthopedic, spine surgery

    Ariana Portalatin -
    Providing the best care for patients and the increasing demands being placed on physicians are some of the top worries for surgeons today.

  7. Where orthopedics needs more innovation

    Ariana Portalatin -
    Image interpretation within the orthopedic surgery field could use more innovation, according to David Kieras, MD.

  8. AI is 'already upon us,' says 1 orthopedic surgeon

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    The healthcare sector has seen the rise and continued advancement of AI across the industry, including the orthopedic field. 

  9. ChatGPT 10 times faster at notetaking than orthopedic surgeons: Study

    Carly Behm -
    ChatGPT could write orthopedic discharge notes faster than humans in six simulated cases, according to a March 21 study in ActaOrthopaedica.

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