Author: Carly Behm

Wilford Gibson, MD, president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, said he’s optimistic for the next generation of surgeons amid headwinds in the specialty. Fresh off the AAOS 2026 Annual Meeting, Dr. Gibson said he’s seeing a buzz among…

California, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Texas are the states with the most ASCs included on U.S. News & World’s 2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers list. U.S. News evaluated 4,421 ASCs across four specialties. Patients at the top-ranked spine and orthopedic ASCs had on…

Waltham, Mass.-based Northeast Orthopaedic Alliance named Stephen DeBiasi as its first CEO. Mr. DeBiasi assumed the role on Feb. 23, according to a March 17 news release shared with Becker’s. He most recently served as CEO of Curi Advisory, and…

Vijay Yanamadala, MD, was appointed vice chair of neurosurgery for the Fairfield Region at Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute, he said in a March 17 LinkedIn post. The Ayer Neuroscience Institute is the only comprehensive stroke center in Fairfield…

Archbold Neurology/Neurosurgery in Thomasville, Ga., added spinal neurosurgeon Griffin Baum, MD, the Thomasville Times-Enterprise reported March 16. Dr. Baum specializes in complex spine disorders. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency at Emory University School of Medicine in…

Spine surgeons who have an outcomes-based approach now will see a strong payoff in the value-based care landscape in the near future. Two spine surgeons discuss what’s ahead for value-based care and how it will fit in a fee-for-service landscape.…

David Matusz, MD, has joined New York City-based Spine Associates of NYC, according to a March 16 news release. Dr. Matusz has more than 20 years of clinical experience treating adult and pediatric patients. His expertise includes complex spinal disorders…

Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., has performed more than 300,000 spine and orthopedic procedures across its locations since it was founded in 2010, according to a March 13 news release. The 300,000 procedure milestone comes shortly after HOI reached…

Traditional fee-for-service has been predominant despite long-term conversations about value-based care. But the latter model is likely to expand and serve as a more common option alongside fee-for-service, Bryan Lee, MD, said. Dr. Lee, a spine surgeon with Phoenix-based Barrow…

Babajide Ogunseinde, MD, a spine surgeon in Longview, Texas, launched the PML Mastery App, a digital platform to train physicians in the posterior medial-to-lateral sacroiliac fusion technique. Dr. Ogunseinde created the technique, which has an emphasis on improved implant trajectory,…