Author: Alan Condon

Three spine surgeons compare the U.S. healthcare system to other leading countries.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati is opening several drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites, including one at the Joint & Spine Center at its main campus on March 19, reports Fox19.

Sanjay Gupta, MD, a neurosurgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and CNN's chief medical correspondent, reported March 17 that nine Emory University physicians tested positive for COVID-19.

Orthopedic surgeon Kenneth Anderson, MD, 83, died at his home in Albany, Ore., on March 14, reports the Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted orthobiologics company Kuros Biosciences a patent March 18 for the use of parathyroid hormone containing matrices for spinal fusion. 

Ayodele Buraimoh, MD, is a spine surgeon with Bethesda, Md.-based The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics.

Over the past two decades, endoscopic spine surgery has steadily increased in popularity as minimally invasive techniques continue to evolve. However, the approach is more widely adopted among surgeons in Europe and Asia. 

The board of Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Hardin Memorial Health approved a $1.8 million clinic to expand orthopedic care in the community, according to The Lane Report.

Here are two hospitals that recently expanded spine and neurosurgery programs: