Author: Alan Condon

Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center's board of directors is meeting May 24 to discuss the possibility of purchasing a surgical robot, according to the Magnolia Reporter.

The Advanced Disc Replacement Spinal Restoration Center in Beverly Hills, Calif., run by Todd Lanman, MD, is participating in two clinical trials for artificial cervical discs developed by Centinel Spine and Synergy Spine Solutions.

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has appointed Michelle Caird, MD, chair of its orthopedic surgery department, effective May 1.

Thomas Graham, MD, a hand surgeon and former chief innovation officer at Cleveland Clinic, has joined the leadership team at Kettering (Ohio) Health.

7D Surgical has been acquired by SeaSpine for a reported $110 million.

Phoenix-based HonorHealth on May 20 opened a $44 million neuroscience institute in Scottsdale, the Phoenix Business Journal reported.

Coastal Orthopedics has broken ground on a facility in Bradenton, Fla., two months after it began work on an 88,000-square-foot headquarters in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., Sarasota Magazine reported May 19.

Expansions are rife within the orthopedic industry in 2021. Here are four $100 million projects in the works that involve orthopedic groups:

From increased practice consolidation to evolving marketing strategies and stiffer competition with big players, five spine surgeons discuss the biggest threats to physician-owned orthopedic practices.

Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus is making outpatient orthopedic surgery a priority after it discharged its final COVID-19 patient May 18, ABC affiliate WKBW reports.