Author: Alan Condon

In October, Raymond Gardocki, MD, joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., where he will help develop the endoscopic spine surgery program.

David Rosenblum, MD, director of the spinal cord injury program at Wallingford, Conn.-based Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, has been appointed medical director of the system's Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation, Woodbridge Town News reported Nov. 19.

A 30-bed orthopedic unit opened Nov. 19 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, according to The Gainesville Sun.

Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island is set to open a new flagship facility in Warwick, R.I., in March, the Warwick Beacon reports.

Orthopedics This Week magazine has honored Fusion Robotics with its "best spine technology" award.

Since the beginning of the year, Becker's Spine Review has reported on 18 hospitals expanding spine programs: 

Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio) Regional Medical Center plans to hire specialized orthopedic surgeons after a $1 million investment in its orthopedic and sports medicine program, Dayton Business Journal reports.

Fargo, N.D.-based Northern Neurosurgery & Spine is set to lease space in a $16 million medical facility with a surgery center in Duluth, Minn., according to the Duluth News Tribune.

Spine surgeons in Italy removed a spinal tumor during a four-hour procedure while a grand piano was played to provide a therapeutic effect for the 10-year-old patient, according to Italian magazine Wanted in Rome.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford has added Rob Hruska, MD, to its surgical team.