Author: Claire Wallace

Memphis, Tenn.-based OrthoSouth has added three new spine surgeons to its team. 

Medscape has named the 15 best cities for physicians and surgeons to retire in 2024, taking into consideration factors including the cultural scene, year-round weather, living costs, access to healthcare and outdoor recreational activities. 

Orthopedic surgeon Steven Pennington, MD, has rejoined Moscow, Idaho-based Inland Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Clinic, according to a Sept. 9 report from Big Country News.

Discure Technologies has raised $16 million in Series A funding for the development of a bioelectronic implantable device for the treatment of degenerative disc disease. 

Medical technology company Enovis has appointed Tim Czartoski as its president of U.S. surgical and global product and enabling technologies. 

Chad Amato, MD, a hand and upper-extremity surgeon, has joined Orthopedic Associates of Port Huron (Mich.). 

Mercy Washington (Mo.) has added robotic-assisted knee replacements, according to a Sept. 9 report from the Warren County Record.

Mark Prevost II, MD, a surgeon at the Jasper-based Alabama Back Institute, has become the third physician in the state to offer minimally invasive spine operations, according to a Sept. 6 report from CBS affiliate WIAT.

In August, Miami-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center added its first associate, orthopedic surgeon Joel Peterson, MD. 

While the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons do not have hard body-mass index cutoffs for operating on patients, many providers have their own self-imposed cutoffs, according to a Sept. 4 report…