Author: Sophie Eydis

Healthcare organizations spend millions trying to recruit surgeons, expand market share and build national reputations. Felix “Buddy” Savoie III, MD, thinks many of them start in the wrong place. Before growth, he argues, comes identity. Before recruiting physicians. Before opening…

A continuous adductor canal catheter block did not reduce opioid use after total knee arthroplasty compared with a single-injection nerve block combined with dexamethasone, according to a recent randomized trial led by researchers at New York City-based Hospital for Special…

Cleveland Clinic plans to open a hybrid neurosurgical operating room as part of its 1 million-square-foot Neurological Institute building in Cleveland, which is scheduled to open in early 2027. The hybrid OR will combine the capabilities of a traditional operating…

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is transitioning medical leadership ahead of the 2026-27 season, with two longtime team physicians stepping away from their roles and two new physicians joining the organization. Tom Hackett, MD, is leaving his position as head team…

The Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic has opened the Great Falls Clinic Capital City Specialty Center in Helena, Mont., according to a June 10 report by ABC FOX Montana. The center launched with orthopedic services led by Peter Hanson, MD, an…

For decades, spine surgery has relied on some of medicine’s highest-quality research. Randomized trials. Prospective studies. Single-center investigations led by academic institutions. Those studies transformed spine care, but they also came with a limitation: They often reflected ideal conditions rather…

Hospitals across the country are competing aggressively for orthopedic surgeons, ambulatory surgery centers and market share. Harpal (Paul) Khanuja, MD, believes the systems that win over the next decade will focus on something else. Making it easier for surgeons to…

Most people would not expect one of the nation’s busiest orthopedic trauma surgeons to become a healthcare technology leader. Mara Schenker, MD, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Emory University and associate chief medical information officer at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital,…

The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy supporting physician education on osteoporosis and advocating for expanded insurance coverage of evidence-based osteoporosis screening and treatment. The policy was approved June 9 during the AMA House of Delegates’ annual meeting…

Every week, Keven Burns, MD, sees patients who tell him some version of the same story. They thought it was just aging. The spine surgeon at the Scottsdale-based Spine Institute of Arizona hears the story from retirees who can no…