Author: Alan Condon

Many hospital expansion plans were pushed back due to economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but work has resumed on several projects centering on spine care.

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) appointed eleven faculty members to named professorships, including pediatric orthopedic surgeon Christopher Cook, MD.

Sports medicine specialist Kyle Hammond, MD, on Feb. 8 will perform arthroscopic surgery on the right knee of Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter, NBA reports.

Aventura (Fla.) Hospital and Medical Center has opened a 90,000-square foot tower that houses its Orthopedic & Spine Institute, Miami's Community Newspapers reported Feb. 8.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health and Tulsa, Okla.-based Ascension St. John plan to build a second joint venture rehabilitation hospital in Owasso, Okla., Tulsa World reports.

Three spine surgeons who introduced new technologies in the past month:

Justin Slavin, MD, became the second spinal neurosurgeon to join Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center in the past four months, Milford Daily News reports.

Reno-based Spine Nevada and Swift Urgent Clinic partnered with Reno Sportsdome, a 120,000-square-foot sports complex that will open in the fall, Nevada Business reports.

SpineLine, the primary publication for North American Spine Society members, debuted its 20 Under 40" campaign in 2018 to highlight young physicians excelling in the field.

From a new chief strategy officer at a California practice to the new board of directors president at a Minnesota group, here are the latest orthopedic surgeons on the move: