Author: Carly Behm

Ilya Gutman, MD, joined Birmingham-based OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports on Sept. 2. Dr. Gutman is a spine surgeon with expertise in ultra-minimally invasive spine surgery, sciatica, herniated discs and spinal stenosis. He also offers non-surgical treatment options. He earned his…

Stryker’s CEO, Kevin Lobo, has worked with the company since 2011 and is now one of the highest-paid orthopedic medtech leaders. Five things to know abut him: 1. Mr. Lobo’s compensation totaled $21.9 million in 2024. 2. Mr. Lobo joined…

Alejandro Badia, MD, orthopedic surgeon and founder of Miami-based OrthoNOW, partnered with Redwood Growth Partners, according to a Sept. 3 news release. The partnership with the investment and advisory firm will accelerate OrthoNOW’s growth toward a network of more than…

From insurance “misalignment” to patient hostility, spine surgeons discuss the surprising aspects that came up in their work since 2020. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and…

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics will use Surgimate across its Pennsylvania and New Jersey locations, the practice said Sept. 3. Surgimate is a scheduling tool that also includes features for communication between surgeons, schedulers, billing teams and vendors. It integrates into Rothman’s…

Humana is partnering with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company and Vori Health for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Under the partnership Vori Health is available to Group Humana Medicare Advantage, and HOPCo is available to individual Humana Medicare Advantage members in Arizona,…

Biotia and New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery are partnering for diagnostics for detecting prosthetic joint infection, according to a Sept. 2 news release. Biotia uses next-generation sequencing and artificial intelligence to microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance. HSS will leverage…

DePuy Synthes, Johnson and Johnson’s orthopedic company, lost its bid to prove they invented a spinal fusion device before RSB Spine, according to an opinion issued in the U.S. District Court for Delaware. In 2022, a jury trial ruled that…

Zachary Bailey, MD, performed South Carolina’s first spine surgery combining ExcelsiusHub navigation and Excelsius3D imaging. Dr. Bailey performed the case at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, according to a Sept. 2 news release shared with Becker’s. The ExcelsiusHub…

Endoscopic spine’s growth will depend on a forward-thinking mindset among surgeons and pushing new boundaries, Xiaofei (Sophie) Zhou, MD, said. Dr. Zhou, associate program director of the neurosurgical residency at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, discussed what’s ahead for an upcoming episode…