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Aurora Spine, based in Carlsbad, Calif., has appointed Ian Armstrong, MD, medical director of the Southern California Spine Institute in Bakersfield, to its Scientific Advisory Board.

Precision Spine appointed Tony Dimun as a member of the company's board of directors and as a special adviser for business development, mergers and acquisitions.

East Providence, RI-based IlluminOss Medical appointed Dirk Kuyper as president and chief executive officer.

Benjamin R. Cohen, MD, FAANS, FACS, a spine surgeon with Neurological Surgery in Lake Success, N.Y., discusses four ways spine surgeons can help prevent readmissions.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "Emerging Business Issues in Spine Surgery."

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings had its investigational device exemption human trial approved by the FDA for a treatment of spinal cord injuries and neurotrauma conditions.

When President Barack Obama's budget proposal is released next Wednesday, Medicaid will not be among the many line items to shrink since last year, according to a report by the Associated Press.

On Wednesday, David Altchek, MD, is scheduled to perform arthroscopic surgery on the left knee of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, according to a Twin Cities report.

Richard Edelson, MD, the team physician of the Portland Timbers, performed surgery on Timbers defender David Horst's right leg, according to an Our Sports Central report.

Anesthesiology may put some people to sleep, but the specialty is about to get a wakeup call.