Even as new technologies push forward to improve outcomes, staying grounded in the patient experience will be the key differentiator in spine and orthopedic care, two leaders told Becker’s. Roger Härtl, MD, director of neurosurgery spine at New York City-based…
Author: Carly Behm
Since 2023, New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has inked four key partnerships with other hospitals and health systems. 1. HSS and Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System partnered to build a $90 million orthopedic center. It opened in 2025.…
John Crockarell, MD, a total joint replacement surgeon was elected chief of staff at Memphis, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic. Dr. Crockarell has nearly 30 years of clinical and academic experience, according to a Jan. 9 news release shared with Becker’s. His…
Randy Dryer, MD, Curiteva’s CMO, performed the first clinical case using the company’s Inspire standalone ALIF system, according to a Jan. 9 news release. The Inspire system is part of Curiteva’s anterior portfolio. It uses a PEEK structure to enhance…
Reoperation rates between cervical disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion didn’t see significant differences in reoperation risks. However disc replacement had some advantage in lowering adjacent segment disease-related reoperations, according to a study in the Feb. 1, 2026…
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Surena Namdari, MD, a shoulder and elbow surgeon with Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics, was tapped to lead AI training for Aevumed’s surgical intelligence platform, according to a Jan. 9 news release. The AiTRIUM platform is a patient-protected AI system designed to…
Globus Medical’s full-year revenue for 2025 is projected to reach nearly $3 billion, according to preliminary financial results. Full-year revenue in 2025 is expected to increase 25.2% year over year with sales of $2.94 billion, according to a Jan. 7…
Awake spine surgery has largely been limited to shorter, simpler procedures, but Stanley Hoang, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, La., has leveraged the technique in new ways. Dr. Hoang, who performed the world’s first awake spinal fusion using…
Elliot Health System in Manchester, N.H. is the first hospital in the state to add a Mako shoulder robot. The robot uses 3D imaging and haptic guidance to support surgeons with total shoulder replacements. Elliot Health System has leveraged other…
The spine field has seen important advances in treatments but there are some areas that have yet to be solved, Roger Härtl, MD, said. Dr. Härtl, of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, discussed the potential of two realms…