Author: Alan Condon

From new regulations for commercial payers to limiting reimbursement cuts, four spine surgeons share their post-election hopes.

From the new medical director of a combined six-practice group to a number of high-profile athletes who have had surgeries, here are the latest orthopedic specialists making the news:

Twin Cities Orthopedics, a 144-physician group based in Golden Valley, Minn., named Aaron Johnson CEO in October, succeeding Troy Simonson in the role.

A tweet from a Tennessee neurosurgeon has received more than 170,000 "likes" for sharing an operating room hack that would benefit anyone who wears eyeglasses, CTV News reports.

NuVasive on Nov. 18 launched Cohere XLIF, a porous PEEK interbody intended for extreme lateral interbody fusion and X360 surgeries.

Orthopedic surgeon Scott Dube, MD, plans to move into a new multimillion dollar facility in Hermitage, Tenn., local news outlet Main Street Nashville reports.

A woman has died after being struck by a car Nov. 9 in the parking lot of Athens (Ga.) Spine Center, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.

Renowned spinal neurosurgeon John Collis Jr., MD, died at his home Nov. 10 at 89 years old, according to The National Herald.

Aziyo Biologics is providing spine device company Surgalign Holdings with its ViBone Moldable cell bone matrix for distribution in the U.S.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Jeffrey Sawyer, MD, is taking a novel approach to treating spinal deformities, local news affiliate WMC5 reports.