Author: Alan Condon

Joel Buchalter, MD, was appointed director of joint replacement surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital's Orthopedic and Spine Institute in Mount Kisco, N.Y., Patch reported Nov. 5.

Here are seven key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies from the past week:

Here are 20 insights on orthopedic surgeon compensation, net worth, the gender wage gap and more, drawn from four separate reports:

Cerapedics' i-Factor+ Matrix is now available for surgical implantation in Canada.

From an incoming medical director at a renowned Colorado practice to a former physician pleading guilty to fraud, here are the latest orthopedic surgeons making the news.

Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, has performed more than 1,000 robotic hip and knee replacements with Stryker's Mako system, ABC affiliate Local News 8 reported Nov. 5.

Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System is using the StealthStation S8 for improved navigation during neurosurgery procedures, KFDA reports.

Becker's Spine Review has reported on two orthopedic hospital closures this year and two more that could soon close to make way for new facilities:

Neurosurgeon Ched Nwagwu, MD, has joined Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, a 17-physician group in Harrison, the Daily Voice reported Nov. 4.

From a new North American Spine Society president to an incoming CMO of a value-based healthcare organization, here are eight spine and neurosurgeons who accepted new roles in October.