Author: Alan Condon

Oncotelic, a subsidiary of Mateon Therapeutics, appointed John Sampson, MD, PhD, to its medical advisory board.

Here are two hospitals expanding spine and neurosurgeon programs.

Maryvville, Ill.-based Anderson Healthcare plans to expand with a new hospital in Edwardsville, Ill., providing care for spine and orthopedic conditions, reports The Telegraph.

Ashutosh Pradhan, MD, is a neurosurgeon with St. Louis-based Ascension Medical Group and practicing at St. Vincent's Brain & Spine Institute in Jacksonville, Fla. 

Four spine and neurosurgeons describe initiatives implemented in their organizations and why they are most proud of them.

The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty published research from Avi Kumar, MD, of Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics on reverse shoulder arthroplasty using a lateralized glenoid sphere.

Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital, as part of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, is set to open its renovated Outpatient Rehabilitation and Therapy center at the end of the month, reports Cincinnati Business Courier.

DJO launched the AltiVate Reverse Short Stem — a fully-convertible, inlay shoulder arthroplasty system.

Joimax's new instrument set for endoscopic-assisted minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion is officially on the market.

Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine joins an FDA study determining the efficacy and safety of Premia Spine's Total Posterior Spine System compared to traditional lumbar fusion, reports Huntington News.