Author: Sophie Eydis

Paul McAfee, MD, director of the Baltimore-based Scoliosis and Spine Center of Maryland, has spent four decades at the intersection of spine surgery and product development, helping develop and advise companies that collectively represent roughly $8 billion in exits. Now,…

For committed surgeons, what defines success extends beyond the goings-on of the operating room. While technical precision still matters, outcomes are increasingly being measured by how quickly patients resume their lives as normal, how they feel and whether their expectations…

On April 1, the University of California, San Francisco Health’s department of orthopedic surgery  appointed Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD, to three positions: chief of orthopedic spine surgery, co-director of the UCSF Spine Center and UCSF system medical director of value-based…

The center of orthopedic care is shifting, and faster than many expected. For Leo Spector, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and CEO of OrthoCarolina, the move away from hospitals and into ambulatory and office-based settings represents one of the most significant…

Newport News-based Coastal Virginia Surgery Center performed its first total ankle replacement, expanding its advanced orthopedic offerings. Bryanna Vesely, DPM, a foot and ankle surgeon at Orthopaedic & Spine Center, performed the procedure. The patient was discharged the same day,…

New Providence, N.J.-based Summit Health performed the first complete robotic-assisted shoulder replacement in a freestanding ASC at Summit Atlantic Surgery Center in Florham Park, N.J. The procedure used the ROSA robotics platform from Zimmer Biomet and included both anatomic and…

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Health has introduced EOS imaging at the R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion to reduce radiation exposure and speed imaging for pediatric patients. The system captures full-body, upright images from the front and side…

For nearly two decades, Leo Spector, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina, has been working toward a different model for delivering orthopedic care. At OrthoCarolina, that work began long before direct-to-employer contracting became a strategy employers…

Oshkosh, Wis., on April 13, according to an April 3 Oshkosh Northwestern report. The 28,000-square-foot facility will replace the provider’s leased space within Ascension NE Wisconsin – Mercy Hospital. The new clinic will offer services including sports medicine, rheumatology, pain…

Indianapolis-based Franciscan Physician Network Sports Medicine Specialists and Greencastle, Ind.-based Putnam County Hospital have partnered to expand access to sports medicine services throughout the region.  The collaboration combines Franciscan’s regional orthopedic and sports medicine expertise with Putnam County Hospital’s local…