Author: Alan Condon

Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Researchers at Troy, N.Y.-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute designed a biomaterial that could provide targeted treatment to injured spinal cords and tissue to prevent additional damage, reports Sci Tech Daily.

Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in Conroe, Texas, recently welcomed Leo Taarea, DO, to its orthopedics and sports medicine department, reports Woodlands Online.

ImmersiveTouch is tapping into the neurosurgery market through a co-marketing collaboration with Zimmer Biomet's craniomaxillofacial business.

Neurosurgeon Richard Wohns, MD, performed an M6-C artificial cervical disc replacement at the NeoSpine outpatient spine surgery center in Puyallup, Wash., on Oct. 16.

NeuroRecovery Technologies merged with GTX Medical to form a new neurostimulation company, GTX Medical BV.

Zimmer Biomet underwent major leadership changes and received approval for several new spine and orthopedic devices this year.

Houston Methodist will begin construction on a $40 million orthopedic medical office building in January 2020, Houston Business Journal reports.

Kettering (Ohio) Physician Network Orthopedics & Sports Medicine — Far Oaks Orthopedists welcomed Daniel Luckenbill, MD, to its practice, according to Beavercreek News-Current.

Matthew Goodwin, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and neurological surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis.