The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has added The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care & Research in Bend, Ore., to its network of urgent care clinics, local TV news outlet KTVZ reported Nov. 9.
Author: Alan Condon
Dymicron, a device company developing a cervical artificial disc, has appointed Armen Khachatryan, MD, to its board of directors, it said Nov. 10.
Mocingbird, a medical credential app designed for busy healthcare providers, is now available to download in New York.
The board of directors of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery has selected its officers for 2020-21, as well as a new director-elect and public member director.
Fear of being sued has prompted 77 percent of neurosurgeons to change how they practice medicine, with 36.5 percent having considered quitting their practice altogether, according to a study published in Neurosurgical Focus.
Giovanni Caforio, MD, will join Stryker's board of directors on Dec. 1.
Ben Carson, MD, has tested positive for COVID-19 after he attended the election night watch party at the White House on Nov. 3, CBS Baltimore reports.
Rahul Shah, MD, is performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusions on patients with multiple damaged discs as part of the Fuse clinical trial, ABC12 reports.
Phoenix-based The Core Institute has strengthened its orthopedic cancer care through a partnership established in October with Cancer Treatment Centers of America Phoenix.
Brian Gay, patient-ambassador for Centinel Spine, won the Professional Golfers' Association Bermuda Championship in November, clinching his fifth PGA Tour win and first in five years.
