Surgical supply and equipment company MellingMedical has entered an agreement with Joimax, a developer of full-endoscopic and minimally invasive spinal surgery products. MellingMedical is an Small Business Administration-verified service-dsabled veteran-owned small business with several federal contracts. It will provide Joimax’s…
Author: Claire Wallace
Orthopedic sports medicine fellowship programs with publicly posted DEI statements draw in more women than those without, according to a study presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting. Researchers reviewed the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine…
Munster, Ind.-based Community Hospital, an affiliate of Powers Health, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery. To earn the certification, Community Hospital underwent an onsite review that evaluated related certification standards, including…
Intermountain Health St. George (Utah) Regional Hospital has become the first facility in the region to add Velys robotic-assisted surgery for total knee replacements. Procedures with the robot, which was introduced in November, are performed at Intermountain Health’s Southwest Orthopedics…
Brandon Hirsch, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at DISC Sports and Spine Center in Newport Beach, Calif. He first joined DISC in November, along with seven other orthopedic and spine specialists. He specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of…
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Shriners Children’s has partnered with Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health to open a pediatric orthopedic outreach clinic in Champaign, Ill., according to a May 27 report from WAND News. Physicians from both Shriners Children’s St. Louis and Chicago will provide care…
Steven Shin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and upper limb injuries, has operated on Denver Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook, according to a May 27 report from Fox Sports. Mr. Westbrook underwent right-hand surgery to fix multiple ligament…
Lutheran Home, part of nonprofit Lutheran Life Communities, has opened a spine and joint clinic on its Arlington Heights, Ill.-based campus. The clinic, housed within a senior living community, will open in June and offer evaluations and treatments for musculoskeletal…
Northern Light Health is relocating its outpatient podiatry services from Sangerville, Maine-based Northern Light Health Center to Dover-Foxcroft, Maine-based Northern Light Orthopedics, according to a May 27 report from The Piscataquis Observer. Podiatry patients at Northern Light Orthopedics, which is…
Scott Hannum, MD, is a partner at Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho, and medical director and co-owner of Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, N.C. Dr. Hannum is also a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacements. He is certified…