University of Iowa Health Care opened its new orthopedic-focused hospital in North Liberty; a first for the health system on April 28. The 469,000-square-foot will provide spine, orthopedic, sports medicine care and more for patients in eastern Iowa and beyond. …
Author: Claire Wallace
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized 29 hospitals as being in the top 1% of orthopedic research facilities in…
Physicians at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System, based in Charleston, S.C., have successfully completed the first total posterior spine system procedure at the facility. The TOPS device provides an alternative to traditional spinal fusions, which can limit…
Eric Gee, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at SGMC Health Smith Northview in Valdosta, Ga., has performed the system’s first endoscopic spine surgery. The surgery was possible through SGMC’s partnership with Arthrex, a surgical technology company that develops tools and…
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report honored 11 hospitals as the top 1% of neurosurgery and spine research facilities in…
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Physicians at Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital, an affiliate of Northwell Health, have performed the first BEAR implant procedure and the first CartiHeal Agili-C implant procedure at the system. Robert Trasolini, DO, a sports medicine specialist at Northwell, performed the BEAR procedure…
Phoenix-based OrthoArizona is opening five new facilities in the metropolitan area by 2027, according to a May 19 report from ABC 15. In addition, the system plans to expand five more existing sites. The five new facilities are surgical centers,…
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2025, according to a May 16 report from Forbes. Mr. Ronaldo brings in an estimated $275 million annually before taxes and agent fees between his on-the-field…
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jared Jones will visit Keith Meister, MD, on May 20, to have an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow examined, according to a May 18 report from Trib Live. Dr. Meister is a sports medicine…
Inder Perkash, MD, a spinal cord specialist at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, has died at 91, according to an obituary published by the health system. Dr. Perkash was an emeritus professor of urology at Stanford, where he specialized in treating disabled…