Author: Alan Condon

Kee Kim, MD, is chief of spinal neurosurgery at Sacramento-based UC Davis School of Medicine and co-director of the UC Davis Spine Center.

Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health opened its second urgent care center in Farmington Hills, Mich., reports Hometown Life.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Christopher Edwards, MD, as chair of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, reports Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Robert Madlinger, MD, recently completed military service as the sole orthopedic trauma surgeon at the U.S. Army's Forward Operating Base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, reports North Jersey.com.

Real estate company Newmark Knight Frank recently arranged the sale-leaseback of two Jefferson City (Mo.) Medical Group facilities for $56.1 million, reports Rebusiness Online.

The 350th EOS imaging system was recently installed at MU Health Care's Missouri Orthopaedic Institute in Columbia.

Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for advanced total hip and knee replacement certification, reports The Times-Gazette.

Prosecutors argued in a federal court on Nov. 11 that Michael Rimlawi, MD, should not be granted a new trial after he was convicted for his role in a $40 million kickback dispute in April, reports Law360.

Eight spine and neurosurgeons provide their insight into key patient evaluation considerations when performing outpatient spinal fusion.