Author: Staff

Here are 26 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Rick Wright, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Ernest Braxton, MD, and Jonathan Schoeff, MD, of Frisco, Colo.-based Vail-Summit Orthopaedics completed the country's first trans-umbilical implantation of a lumbar artificial disc, according to the Summit Daily.

Kelley Banagan, MD, is an assistant professor of orthopedics and assistant residency director in the department of orthopedics at Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine.

The story of infamous neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, MD, could soon become a TV show.

The opioid epidemic has put orthopedic practice professionals in a quandary – balancing patient needs with the needs of the practice amidst growing regulations to address the opioid crisis. Opioid legislation varies from state to state and continues to change…

The coming year holds tremendous promise for orthopedic and spine surgeons in both clinical innovation and independent practice.

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, is a professor at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and associate director of the Rush Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

Here are six orthopedic and spine device companies that recently launched or released devices.

The American Osteopathic Foundation named orthopedic surgeon Steven J. Heithoff, DO, to its board of directors, according to The Times Herald.