Author: Claire Wallace

Sean Finnerty has been named NovaBone's new vice president of sales in its orthopedics division. 

The Radiological Society of North America has announced its latest AI competition, the RSNA Cervical Spine Fracture AI Challenge, which will award $30,000 between 10 entrants that create accurate machine learning models. 

Urmil Gupta, wife of late neurosurgeon Surinder Gupta, MD, donated $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock to create an award for neurosurgery residents in her husband's honor. 

The University of Akron (Ohio) and Akron Children's Hospital have partnered to make Akron Children's the university's exclusive sports medicine provider, the Akron Beacon Journal reported July 28. 

Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush has been named the top orthopedic program in Illinois on U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 list. 

Toufic Jildeh, MD, has joined the team of surgeons at East Lansing, Mich.-based MSU Health Care, where he will continue his research in eliminating opioid use during recoveries. 

The global sports medicine market is expected to grow by 6.4 percent over the next six years, reaching an estimated $11.4 billion valuation globally by 2028. 

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2022-2023 list of the 50 best orthopedic hospitals in the US. The annual list showcases nationwide excellence in hospital care, from orthopedics to emergency services. 

Parikshit "Park" Mehendale has joined Think Surgical as its new vice president of operations. 

Every year, U.S. News & World Report produces a list of the top orthopedic hospitals in the nation. Between 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, a total of 17 orthopedic hospitals were ranked in the top 25 for all three years.