Author: Alan Condon

Omar Ishrak's nearly 10-year tenure as chairman and CEO of Medtronic will come to an end when he retires April 26.

Spinal implant developer 4WEB Medical recorded its highest ever quarterly revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Houston-based INOV8 Surgical is reportedly the first facility in Texas to acquire a TSolution One robotic system for total knee replacements.

John Berry-Candelario, MD, is director of spine and spine oncology at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester and medical director of the hospital's spine center.

Last year, in the face of industry consolidation, Minneapolis-based Twin Cities Orthopedics established the Infinite Health Collaborative to preserve physicians' autonomy and advance value-based care.

Several clinical trials in China have been put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, including a treatment for a type of spondyloarthritis, according to Reuters.

Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Neurosurgery Clinic recently hired Lon Alexander, MD, The Advocate reports.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., is moving its Brain and Spine Institute into a new 5,700-square-foot facility, reports Journal & Topics.

Orthopedic surgeon Jason Lucas, DO, recently assumed the role of chief of staff at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., The Durango Herald reports.

In 2019, transaction activity saw a steady rise across the healthcare industry and is anticipated to continue this growth throughout 2020 and into 2021.