Surgery Center Cedar Rapids (Iowa) has added Stryker's Mako robot for total knee and hip replacements, according to a May 29 report from Iowa News Now.
Author: Claire Wallace
A Jacksonville, Fla.-based medical office building housing Coastal Health's orthopedic, spine, pain management, podiatry and physical therapy practices has sold for $12.05 million, according to a May 28 report from Jacksonville Business Journal.
From artificial intelligence and physician therapy, to more conservative, old school investment opportunities, here is how seven orthopedic and spine surgeons are investing in 2024.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is set to collaborate with Best in Class MD to launch a bundled surgery program for orthopedics.
Orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. earn an average of $558,000 annually, according to Medscape's 2024 "Orthopedist Compensation Report," published May 24.
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A plurality of orthopedic surgeons cite dealing with Medicare and other insurers as the most difficult part of their jobs, according to Medscape's 2024 "Orthopedist Compensation Report," published May 24.
Neurologists in the U.S. earn an average of $343,000 annually, according to Medscape's 2024 "Neurologist Compensation Report," published May 24.
While orthopedic surgeons earn an average of $654,815 in 2024, that number can vary widely based on the area of employment, according to Doximity's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report," published May 23.
Jeffrey Carlson, MD, spine surgeon at Newport News-based Coastal Virginia Surgery Center, has completed the region's first two-level cervical disc arthroplasty using Nuvasive's Simplify cervical disc implants.
New York City orthopedic surgeon Steven Struhl, MD, has completed his first procedure using Cartiheal's Agili-C implant for regenerating articular cartilage.