Author: Carly Behm

Ehsan Jazini, MD, of VSI in Reston, Va., is the first in the U.S. to combine Centinel Spine’s Prodisc C-Nova and C-Vivo disc replacement implants. Instead of performing a three-level spinal fusion, Dr. Jazini performed the disc replacements, and the…

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics is partnering with Dimension Ortho, a company that uses 3D printing for custom bracing and fracture care. Rothman will implement Dimension Ortho’s platform, which provides an alternative to traditional casts and braces, according to a news release.…

SGMC Health in Valdosta, Ga., added neurosurgeon Shahin Etebar, MD, according to a June 24 news release. Dr. Etebar has more than 30 years of experience in spine and neurosurgery, and he has training in minimally invasive surgery, spinal deformity…

A new technology from Ocutrx is transforming how physicians, including spine surgeons, operate. Ocutrx unveiled HemoLucence, a feature of the OR-Bot system that lets surgeons render blood translucent in real time during surgery, according to a June 24 news release.…

Here are five spine surgeons named to leadership roles since February.  1. UChicago Medicine named Mohamad Bydon, MD, as the inaugural chair of the department of neurological surgery in February, and he will step into the role on July 1. …

Curiteva’s Inspire Trabecular PEEK standalone anterior lumbar interbody fusion system earned FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a June 24 news release.  The 3D-printed PEEK standalone implant is the first of its kind, and its FDA milestone was driven by Curiteva’s…

Spinal neurosurgeon Allan Levi, MD, PhD, was named as the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Endowed Chair in Neurological Surgery, according to a June 23 news release. Dr. Levi was recognized for…

Mark Schinsky, MD, of The American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists in Chicago, performed the first surgery using Exactech’s Alteon short tapered wedge hip system, according to a June 23 news release. The implant, for total hip replacement, is up…

Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Del. added the Velys robot for spine surgery, a spokesperson told Becker’s in a June 23 email. The hospital is the second pediatric facility in the U.S. to use Velys. Suken Shah, MD, is leading…

Spine surgeon Robert Masson, MD, CEO of eXeX, is leading a new era of artificial intelligence-based operating room technologies. In May, eXeX’s surgical mapping software, used with Apple Vision Pro, launched commercially at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital with Robert Knego,…