Author: Sophie Eydis

In spine surgery, innovation rarely arrives as a single breakthrough. More often, it is iterative, shaped in operating rooms, refined in cadaver labs and tested in the quiet friction points of real procedures. That process is beginning to change. With…

A rare subtype of neuron from transplanted stem cells can reconnect spinal motor circuits and activate leg muscles after injury, offering new insight for spinal cord repair strategies, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Researchers at College Station-based…

Banner Fort Collins (Colo.) Medical Center will open more than 10,000 square feet of clinical space to support orthopedic and spine surgery, with a dedication ceremony set for March 31. The expansion includes a new location for the Joint Replacement…

Tulsa-based Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma has added Scott Plaster, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee reconstruction.  Dr. Plaster offers direct anterior hip replacement, robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement and complex revision procedures. He focuses on adult reconstruction…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has performed its 200,000th total joint replacement, marking a major milestone in the system’s decadeslong history of orthopedic surgical innovation. The surgery was performed by Matthew Abdel, MD, chair of surgical and procedural practice and the…

Health systems and academic medical centers are increasingly turning to experienced spine and neurosurgeons to lead growth, standardize care and expand access across complex service lines.  Recent leadership appointments across the U.S. highlight a broader push to align clinical expertise…

On March 4, Antonia Chen, MD, chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center, stepped into the presidency of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. In doing so, she became the youngest leader…

Hays, Kan.-based HaysMed has added Adam Wait, DO, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, arthroscopy and advanced fracture care. Dr. Wait joins the system’s orthopedic team and will support its sports medicine program, partnering with Wally Walstrom, DO, and…

Spine surgery is increasingly defined by a tension few outside the field fully see: the collision of clinical complexity and economic constraint. For surgeons like Oliver Tannous, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Washington Hospital Center, that…

Ali Ravanpay, MD, PhD, has been named program director of Seattle-based University of Washington’s neurological surgery residency program, according to a March 18 system LinkedIn post.  Dr. Ravanpay earned his MD and PhD through UW’s medical scientist training program and…