Author: Alan Condon

Neurosurgeon Kamal Woods, MD, was recently appointed chair of the 2020 Dayton Heart Ball, reports Troy Daily News.

Mercy Fort Smith (Ark.) opened a new neurosurgery center at the hospital in October, reports the Times Record.

Todd Lanman, MD, is founder of Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery in Beverly Hills, Calif.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare is installing Sectra's orthopedic imaging software across 14 of its hospitals.

A man was found dead Dec. 12 inside a truck in the parking lot of Louisiana Spine & Sports Medicine in Baton Rouge, reports WAFB.

Houston Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital is using telemedicine services to expand its ability to quickly treat patients suffering from stroke, reports The Sealy News.

The medical staff at Rock Springs, Wyo.-based Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County elected Jacques Denker, DO, Dec. 3 as secretary for 2020, reports Sweetwater Now.

Orthopedic surgeon Knute Buehler, MD, announced Dec. 11 that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives to replace Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., who will not be seeking re-election in 2020, The Source Weekly reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is opening its first Florida orthopedic clinic in West Palm Beach in late January, The Palm Beach Post reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Theresa Lynn Colosi, MD, was arrested Dec. 12 in Whitefish, Mont., on attempted murder and child kidnapping charges, reports NBC affiliate KHQ.