From spine robotics to endoscopic surgery, here are the ideas that took some time for physicians to fully embrace. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy…
Author: Carly Behm
U.S. Orthopaedic Partners partnered with Buxton for analytics, according to a Sept. 9 LinkedIn post. Buxton will provide market intelligence and predictive modeling to support USOP practices, the post said. Buxton’s specialty healthcare offerings include patient data profiles, analysis of…
Pediatric spine surgeons Kent Walker, DO, and Richard McCarthy, MD, debuted OrthoPediatrics’ VerteGlide spinal growth guidance system in the U.S., according to a Sept. 10 news release. VerteGlide is a scoliosis deformity correction system for early onset scoliosis patients. It…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery opened its Spine Center in Paramus, N.J., according to a Sept. 9 news release. The Spine Center is 14,000 square feet and has 11 exam rooms. Anil Ranawat, MD, is medical director of…
Alexandria, Minn.-based Heartland Orthopedic Specialists and Alomere Health surpassed 10,000 joint replacements, according to a Sept. 9 news release shared with Becker’s. Surgeons with the group perform joint replacements at Alomere Health in Alexandria. The Joint Replacement Center at Alomere…
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Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (Pa.) added Murty Munn, Jr., MD, a hand and upper extremity surgeon. Dr. Munn’s expertise includes elbow surgery, forearm surgery and orthopedic trauma, according to a Sept. 9 news release shared with Becker’s. He earned his…
Zimmer Biomet filed a lawsuit against Deloitte, accusing the consulting firm of mismanaging a resource planning software system. The lawsuit was filed Sept. 4 in New York Supreme Court for New York County, according to Law.com. Zimmer Biomet alleged that…
Medtronic’s CEO and chair, Geoff Martha, has led the company for five years. Five things to know about him: 1. He became CEO during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and made Medtronic’s proprietary ventilator designs available to manufacturers worldwide.…
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (Ariz.) added endoscopic spine surgery, KVOA reported Sept. 8. The hospital is the only Banner facility offering uniportal endoscopic spine surgery, the report said. The first patient to have endoscopic spine surgery at Banner…
Foundation Surgical’s Interwedge standalone lateral spine system was debuted at Reading (Pa.) Hospital, according to a Sept. 8 news release. Edward DelSole, MD, performed the debut case. The Interwedge is designed to be a versatile and stable option for lateral…