Author: Carly Behm

Reno, Nev.-based Great Basin Orthopaedics onboarded Sean Fitzpatrick, MD, to its practice, according to an Oct. 8 report from Northern Nevada Business Weekly.

From a Nevada surgeon performing a surgery with new technology to another professional's take on awake spine fusions, here are the latest spine surgeons making headlines.

Vista, Calif.-based DJO Global announced a new stemless shoulder device in a Sept. 30 press release.

Here are the top five companies in the spine and orthopedic space and the people who lead them:

Dublin, Ireland-based medical device company Medtronic will no longer build a corporate campus in Louisville, Colo., and is looking to neighboring city Lafayette, Colo., as a new option, according to an Oct. 6 report from The Denver Post.

Auckland, New Zealand-based medical device company OPUM Technologies has partnered with Tampa, Fla.-based surgical healthcare provider iProcedures, according to an Oct. 5 announcement.

Little Rock, Ark.-based Bowen Hefley Orthopedics opened a new clinic in Russellville, according to an Oct. 3 announcement in the Courier News.

Houston Physicians' Hospital broke ground on a three-story expansion in Webster, Texas, according to a Sept. 1 press release.

The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation announced six winners in its annual "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!" competition, according to a statement Sept. 30 from Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.