Author: Alan Condon

Medtronic's spine division had a big 2019 with several device launches, clinical trials, acquisitions and significant financial returns. 

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week:

The Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles recently purchased a Mazor X Stealth Edition and completed its first spine procedure with the device Dec. 16.

Aaron Florence, DO, of Estes Park (Colo.) Health recently received the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics Award of Fellow, reports Estes Park Trail Gazette.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon Brian Mehling, MD, is facing an 11-count federal indictment charging him with failing to pay taxes and failing to report a foreign bank account, reports the Daily Voice.

Here are 14 notable orthopedic practices that made significant expansions in 2019:

Nicholas Grosso, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and president of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md.

Asheville (N.C.) Orthopaedic Associates added orthopedic surgeon Dale Culpepper, MD, to its practice in Marion, N.C., The McDowell News reports.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has chosen neurosurgeon Steven Kalkanis, MD, to become CEO of Henry Ford Medical Group, effective Jan. 1, 2020.

Jeffrey Wang, MD, is co-director of the USC Spine Center at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles who completed his term as president of the North American Spine Society in September.