Author: Claire Wallace

Small-business skills and dealing with insurance companies are a few of the things three spine surgeons said they wish they had been taught before going into practice. 

In Wyoming, the state with the fewest orthopedic surgeons, practicing orthopedists earned $144.41 an hour on average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has partnered with medical device company Lumoptik to develop epidural and pain management solutions for orthopedic and neurology procedures. 

Des Moines-based Iowa Ortho is a comprehensive orthopedic care clinic with nine practice locations across the state. 

Brian Fiani, DO, a neurosurgeon joining Livonia, Mich.-based Mendelson Kornblum group in 2023, has published his 100th peer-reviewed journal publication at the age of 32, according to an Oct. 13 email sent to Becker's. 

Healthcare project management services company Hammes Healthcare broke ground on a 117,000-square-foot Spectrum Health facility in Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Spine specialist Robert Watkins, MD, repaired a herniated neck disc on Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde in Los Angeles, according to an Oct. 12 tweet from ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler. 

Austin, Texas-based OsteoCentric Technologies has received FDA 510(k) clearance for two new orthopedic implant systems, the Integrity-SI Fusion System and the OsteoCentric Pedicle Screw Fastener System. 

Kimball (Neb.) Health Services is adding orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey MacMillan, MD, and his assistant and business partner Karen Wenner, APRN, DNP, to its staff, marking the beginning of orthopedic care at Kimball, according to an Oct. 11 report from News…

East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has added Vamsy Bobba, MD, to its Center for Spine Health, according to an Oct. 11 press release sent to Becker's.