Santa Rosa, Calif.-based neurosurgeon Thomas Keller, MD, faces a potential prison term of 60 years to life for allegedly causing four patient deaths by overprescribing opioids from 2011 to 2017, The Press Democrat reports.
St. George (Utah) Surgical Center was recently reported to be the first ASC in the state to use the Navio robotic-assisted surgical system for knee replacements, according to St. George News.
Thomas Kaye, MD, died Jan. 29 when a plane he was flying crashed in Taylor County, W.Va., reports WDTV.
Joseph Darling, president and CEO of Anika Therapeutics, died Jan. 29. He was 62 years old.
Three spine surgeons offer advice for negotiating contracts with payers.
The North American Spine Society on Jan. 29 released guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain in adult patients.
Here are four orthopedic surgeons making the news this week.
Myeliviz, a new drug to help diagnose multiple sclerosis in its earlier stages was recently approved by the FDA for human clinical trials.
Orthopedic surgeon Ronald Baker, MD, on Jan. 29 joined Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta.
Collagen Matrix, acquired by private equity firm Linden Capital Partners last year, appointed Shawn McCarthy as CEO on Jan. 29.