Author: Alan Condon

Newark, Ohio-based Orthopedic Specialists & Sports Medicine welcomed fellowship-trained spine surgeon Benjamin Burkett, MD, to its surgical staff.

Las Cruces-based Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico attained The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for spinal cord injury certification, reports Las Cruces Sun News.

DePuy Synthes is set to acquire the assets of JointPoint, reports Medical Device Network.

Physicians from Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and the state of Iowa will pay $2.5 million to settle a woman's misdiagnosis claim, reports The Gazette.

Orthopedic device company MedShape launched its DynaNail Mini platform for subtalar fusion.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon and U.S. Senate candidate Manny Sethi, MD, will step down as president and CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based nonprofit Healthy Tennessee, reports Oak Ridger.

Salem (Ohio) Regional Medical Center added Jason Boyd, MD, to its medical staff, reports The Review.

Orthopedic surgeon Ryan Lilly, MD, joined his father Charles Lilly, MD, at Central Michigan Orthopaedics in Union Charter Township, reports The Morning Sun.

Amita Health St. Mary's Hospital Kankakee, Ill., initiated a teleneurology program for speedy care in the event of a head injury, stroke or other neurological issues, reports Daily Journal.

Kenneth Foxx, MD, and Kate Czerniecka-Foxx, MD, brought 24-hour neurosurgery care back to Mercy Fort Smith, Ark., since their arrival in August, reports Van Buren County Democrat.