Author: Alan Condon

Anthony de Bari, MD, a Saginaw, Mich.-based orthopedic surgeon, is volunteering at a Ukrainian field hospital in Lviv to treat those affected by the Russian invasion, mlive.com reported March 24.

Osso VR, a virtual reality surgical training company, has raised $66 million in series C funding to accelerate the growth of its surgical education program and hire more talent in specialty areas.

Americans dissatisfied with U.S. healthcare are looking abroad to understand how other systems could be replicated at home, but they need only look north of the border to see the challenges Canada is facing addressing its increasing backlog.

There are 22,965 orthopedic surgeons practicing in the U.S., with that number projected to grow to about 24,350 by 2025, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare. 

Deepak Nath, PhD, will begin his role as CEO of Smith+Nephew April 1 after spending the last four years with Siemens Healthineers.

From dealing with serious postoperative complications to choosing the right practice partners and learning when to say no, five spine surgeons detail the most difficult decisions they've had to make in their careers.

Social media can be an excellent tool to engage current patients and attract future ones, particularly for early-career surgeons building their patient base.

Zimmer Biomet has cemented a multiyear partnership with Biocomposites to exclusively distribute its Genex bone graft substitute in the U.S.

Spine surgery is well-positioned to benefit from robotics, which, when paired with next-generation navigation technologies, has the potential to augment the skills of spine surgeons to improve patient safety and outcomes and reduce complications and costs.

Changes are afoot in the orthopedic device industry, as several medtech companies have appointed new CEOs in 2022.