UChicago Medicine has added four neurosurgeons to expand its clinical and research capabilities. The health system hired Youssef Comair, MD, as section chief of neuro-oncology; Timothy Witham, MD, as section chief of spine surgery; P.B. Raksin, MD, a specialist in…
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John Peloza, MD, has been a fellowship-trained spine surgeon for more than 30 years, long enough to have watched the specialty transform since the early 1990s. For most of his career, he has practiced with Midwest Orthopedic Spine Specialists in…
As oncology care continues to shift into ambulatory infusion settings, nurses are caring for sicker patients, more complex regimens, and increasingly unpredictable days. Yet many infusion centers still rely on time-based models, nurse-to-chair ratios, or single acuity scores that fail…
Jul 14, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Marisa Quinn, Director of Nursing, Infusion Services & Cancer Acute Care, UCSF
- Caroline Clark, Director of Guidelines and Quality, Oncology Nursing Society
- Lisa Fidyk, Associate Clinical Director, Site Administrator, Penn Presbyterian Infusion Services
- Pamela F. Tobias, Sr Director Customer Success, LeanTaaS
Orthopedic reconstruction has been built around a practical compromise. Surgeons study the patient’s anatomy, assess the deformity or damage and then choose the best available implant from a standardized set of options. For many patients, that model still works well.…
Health systems spend their days caring for patients, but the people delivering that care are under strain of their own. In Lyra’s 2026 State of Workforce Mental Health report, nearly half of hospital staff said they’re in “survival mode,” navigating…
Aug 12, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Presenters:
- Mark DeFee, LPC, Solutions Consultant, Lyra Health
- Deborah Visconi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
- Suneel Kumar Parvathareddy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Wilkes Medical Center and Medical Director of Hospital Medicine and Skilled Nursing Facility, Advocate/Atrium Health Wilkes Medical Center
- Eric Parmenter, PhD, MBA, CEBS, SPHR, Vice President of Health Systems, Quantum Health
- Mary Beth Lardazabal, DO, DFAPA, Vice President of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Allina Health, Allina Health
A restrictive referral process can quietly cap a practice’s surgical volume long before administrators notice the pattern in the numbers. That was the case at Austin Regional Clinic, a multispecialty practice serving about 800,000 patients across Austin, Texas, and its…
Michigan Orthopedic Center in Lansing, Mich., wanted a way to keep its back-office staff from being overwhelmed by rising patient communication demands. When the practice’s 11 orthopedic surgeons went looking for outside vendors to help, they found the technology they…
Biologics remain one of the most active corners of spine and orthopedics, with new bone graft clearances, distribution deals and pipeline milestones landing across 2026. Here are recent developments worth tracking.
Emergency departments often set the pace for the entire hospital. When patients board for hours waiting for beds, the ripple effects hit staffing, discharge timeliness and overall capacity. To break that cycle, University Health has been strengthening the link between…
Aug 13, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Bill Phillips, EVP & COO, University Health
- Ashley Schutz, MHA, MLS (ASCP), Director of IT Quality Assurance, University Health
- Bill Griffith, Operational Excellence Advisor
Osteoporosis and low bone mineral density are among the most consequential and most frequently overlooked risk factors in elective spine surgery, and optimizing bone health before the operating room is increasingly treated as a standard of care rather than an…