Author: Alan Condon

Orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey Ginther, MD, recently joined Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Ind., reports the Rushville Republican.

Life Spine reported the completion of the first procedures with its Centerline modular thoracolumbar spinal system.

Spinal Kinetics designed the M6-C cervical disc for patients needing an artificial disc replacement as an alternative to spinal fusion. Orthofix acquired Spinal Kinetics in April 2018 and has since been focusing on rolling out the new technology for patients…

Neurosurgeon Merylee Werthan Jost, MD, died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 13, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Fairlawn, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center recently began providing QuickCare services at its new outpatient clinic in Canton, Ohio, reports The Cleveland American.

CMS removed six spinal procedures from the inpatient-only list in the CY 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule, issued Nov. 1.

Hope Orthopedics Oregon in Salem added Shane Jess, DO, to its group, reports The Dallas Chronicle.

Jonesboro (Ark.) Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine recently added Ronald Sismondo Jr., MD, to its practice, reports Arkansas Business.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Parham Doctors' Hospital and Retreat Doctors' Hospital, all based in Richmond, Va., recently surpassed 10,000 robotic surgeries performed, reports the Henrico Citizen.

Alok Sharan, MD, co-director of the Westmed Spine Center in Yonkers, N.Y., and deputy editor of Clinical Spine Surgery, earned his master's in healthcare delivery science at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., in 2015.