Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph’s Health has added Prashant Deshmane, MD, to Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Physicians Orthopedic and Spine Care, where he will provide orthopedic services. Dr. Deshmane has more than 14 years of clinical experience and focuses on adult…
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons have appointed Luis Manuel Tumialán, MD, as chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. The association’s Spine Section is one of the…
For professional athletes, injury is not just a physical setback; it is an interruption of livelihood. Matthew Gotlin, MD, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based NY Orthopedics, who treats athletes at every level, from professional to recreational,…
In orthopedic care, the pathway for knee pain has long followed a predictable arc. Patients move through conservative therapies, injections, physical therapy, activity modification, until those options are exhausted. At that point, the conversation shifts to joint replacement. For a…
Columbia, Mo.-based MU Healthcare is using new MRI technology to better detect spine fractures in teen athletes, according to an April 16 report by NBC affiliate KY3. The system is seeing a rise in low back pain among young athletes,…
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West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health is implementing an extended-reality platform to support neurosurgical and spine procedures across its network. The technology is being deployed at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick,…
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System has named Amit Jain, MD, vice president of care transformation. In the role, Dr. Jain will lead systemwide efforts to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, consistency and affordability of care across hospitals and ambulatory practices. He…
In a healthcare system that has long treated surgery as the starting point, Omaha-based OrthoNebraska is quietly shifting the timeline. Inside its orthopedic hospital, preparation begins weeks before the first incision — not with imaging or scheduling, but with movement.…
Medtech company Catalyst OrthoScience has expanded its shoulder arthroplasty portfolio with a single-tray option for its fracture system. The update adds a single-tray configuration across major shoulder arthroplasty case types, including stemless anatomic, reverse and reverse for fracture procedures. The…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has named Valarie McPherson, DNP, as vice president of ambulatory operations and clinical services, effective April 27. In the newly created role, Ms. McPherson will oversee systemwide ambulatory operations, including ASCs, outpatient clinics…