Author: Alan Condon

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons making the news this week:

Precision OS Technology is expanding its virtual reality system to train orthopedic surgical nurses.

The first half of 2020 brought big moves in the spine device industry, key milestones in spine surgery innovation and new challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recognized The University of Tennessee Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for spine surgery and joint replacements, according to a June 22 report by WATE.

Major League Soccer franchise Nashville Soccer Club recently recruited Jaron Sullivan, MD, and Andrew Gregory, MD, as team physicians, according to FOX17.

Jaren Riley, MD, of Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, has performed the region's first surgery with  a vertebral body tethering system, KDVR reports.

Here are five key figures who retired or are retiring from the spine field this year:

Bethesda, Md.-based The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics is moving all of its 60-plus offices to one EHR system from Modernizing Medicine, according to a June 23 press release.

Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center is looking to recruit an orthopedic surgeon, according to the Magnolia Reporter.

Boardman-based Ohio Sports & Spine Institute recently opened an office in Howland, The Business Journal reports.