Author: Alan Condon

Neurosurgeon Lokesh Tantuwaya, MD, 55, on Sept. 1 pleaded guilty to accepting about $3.3 million in bribes for performing spine surgeries at the now-defunct Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, Calif.

Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, N.C., has received Joint Commission's gold seal of approval for advanced certification in spine surgery.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital on Aug. 31 broke ground on the Adams Neurosciences Center 16 months after the project was announced, according to the Hartford Courant. 

U.S. Orthopaedic Partners, a private equity-backed management services organization, could soon be expanding into Georgia, its third state, according to Rebusiness Online. 

From complex cases on patients with comorbidities to how novel spine surgery protocols or techniques helped achieve a positive outcome, nine spine surgeons from health systems and private practices around the country detail the surgeries of which they are most…

Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee, Ariz., plans to spend $10 million to expand its orthopedic surgical department, AZCentral reported Aug. 30.

Several spine and orthopedic groups recently reported cyberattacks as the number of data breaches continues to rise in the healthcare industry. Hackers traditionally have targeted large hospitals and health systems but may see smaller physician practices with less resources as…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates is the largest independent spine group in the country with 35 surgeons performing spine surgery.

Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho has notified 75,200 patients that some of their protected health information may have been accessed by unauthorized individuals.

From expanding its robotic surgery program to bolstering its ASCs and recruiting a new neurosurgery chief, here are four key orthopedic developments at Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag in the past six months: