Becker’s Spine Review

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earned its third consecutive Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Re-Certification in spine surgery from The Joint Commission, according to a July 16 news release. The hospital recently underwent a rigorous…

Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists in Wichita has added sports medicine physician Ryan Livermore, MD, to its team. Dr. Livermore joined the practice June 30, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. He is board-certified and fellowship-trained in orthopedics,…

Orthopedics and ASCs are likely set to see more consolidation as big players in the industry look to form larger groups, according to one orthopedic surgeon.  Creating and building an organization that deals with the surgical volume and patient base,…

The UC Davis Department of Orthopedic Surgery has received two research grants from the U.S. Department of Defense totaling $2.2 million.  The first grant, worth $1.8 million, will study the effects of bone strength and fractures on the development and…

Zacharia Pinter, MD, has joined The Orthopedic Partners in Park City, Utah, according to a July 10 Linkedin post. Dr. Pinter is a graduate from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s orthopedic surgery residency and recently completed a fellowship at Philadelphia-based Rothman…

Orthopedic surgeon Jonathan Glashow, MD, performed knee surgery on Philadelphia 76ers player Paul George July 14 at the New York City-based NYU Langone Sports Medicine Orthopedic Center. The procedure was an arthroscopic surgery on George’s left knee to treat an…

Peter Sultan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., died July 13 at age 54, Riverhead Local reported July 15.  Dr. Sultan died unexpectedly while competing in a triathlon, the report said. He worked at…

CMS released the 2026 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on July 15. The agency proposed removing 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedure codes from the inpatient-only list over a three-year period, including 266 codes for 2026. Below are…

Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island (N.Y.) has added Marissa Catalanotto, MD, to its staff.  Dr. Catalanotto is an interventional pain management physician and is currently completing a pain medicine fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, according to a…

Nonoperative spine care will likely grow as regenerative medicine and opioid-sparing approaches advance, Brad Sorosky, MD, said.  Dr. Sorosky, a physiatrist with Phoenix-based Desert Spine & Sports Physicians, spoke with Becker’s about reducing opioid use in spine patients, his top…