Author: Alan Condon

Rebecca A. Sanders, MD, has launched her clinical practice in interventional pain management at the Pain Center at Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital in Wichita, Kan., reports GateHouse Media affiliate Butler County Times Gazette.

Marietta, Ga.-based biopharmaceutical company MiMedx has appointed Timothy Wright as its new CEO.

Andrew Koman, MD, has been honored with the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation clinical research award.

Indiana-based medical device company CSpine has been acquired by WishBone Medical, a global pediatric orthopedic company.

Canadian medical device company, Intellijoint Surgical, has completed 10,000 total hip replacements through its Intellijoint HIP technology.

Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Long Island, N.Y., has started offering after-hours walk-in care for patients requiring immediate treatment for orthopedic injuries.

Michael Chmell, MD, is the medical director of Rockford-based Ortho Illinois Surgery Center. Here, he shares his thoughts on modern challenges facing orthopedic surgeons, bundled payments and opportunities to advance the field.

Global medical device company, OrthAlign, received the 2019 North American Technology Leadership award from San Antonio-based market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

Travis Ely, PA, has joined the orthopedic service team at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, N.Y., under the tutelage of Paul Axtell, MD, reports The Wellsville Daily Reporter.

Results of a new study that compared inpatient and outpatient satisfaction levels after total joint arthroplasty found that outpatients were just as satisfied, and in some cases more satisfied, than inpatients post-surgery.