Author: Sophie Eydis

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group and St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital have added orthopedic surgeon Mark Gendi, DO, to their orthopedics office. Dr. Gendi specializes in hip, knee and shoulder replacement procedures, including robotic-assisted surgeries, minimally invasive approaches and…

Staffing costs and turnover remain some of the toughest challenges in orthopedics, but Denver-based Orthopedic Centers of Colorado is focusing on culture and engagement to keep its teams strong.  Brian Larkin, MD, the company’s chief medical officer, spoke with Becker’s…

Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has become the first hospital in its region to pair Medtronic’s Mazor robotic guidance system with the Premia TOPS nonfusion spinal implant. The Mazor system allows neurosurgeons to map patient anatomy in 3D and precisely…

Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (Ga.) has introduced the ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation platform for spine surgery, becoming one of only eight health systems in the state to adopt the technology. The system, developed by Globus Medical, enables minimally invasive procedures with…

Researchers at Columbia-based University of Missouri are developing bioactive materials to replace metal rods and screws traditionally used in spinal fusion surgeries. Led by associate professor Bret Ulery, PhD, researchers in the Biomodulatory Materials Engineering Laboratory are creating soft, peptide-based…

Aclarion is betting that its Nociscan technology can reshape how spine surgeons identify pain-generating discs. The company’s pivotal Clarity trial is designed to provide the evidence to make that shift possible, Brent Ness, CEO, told Becker’s.  “We acknowledge we needed…

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received a nearly $3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant to study how transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation can be tailored to improve movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The team,…

Houston-based Rice University bioengineering and mechanical engineering students have been named finalists in the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition for VacuTrac, a device designed to make spinal fusion surgery more efficient. The tool combines multiple surgical functions into one platform, allowing…

Orthopedics continues to evolve rapidly, with new technologies and techniques reshaping patient care. From outpatient arthroplasty to robotics, recent innovations are having a measurable impact on outcomes, eight surgeons told Becker’s. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity…

Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, has performed its first Intracept procedure, expanding minimally invasive options for chronic low back pain in the region.  The case was led by Joseph Staszel, MD, a pain management and…