Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina partnered with MicroGenDX earlier this year for COVID-19 testing, according to the Charlotte Business Journal.
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Matthew Langford, MD, is now a full-time hand surgeon with Zanesville, Ohio-based Genesis Healthcare System, according to the Zanesville Times Recorder.
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Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora has appointed Lori Karol, MD, orthopedics chair and Rose Brown Endowed Chair of Pediatric Orthopedics, according to an Aug. 6 news release.
Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo said the pandemic accelerated innovation with virtual conferencing and connections during The Constellation Forum on Aug. 6, and he plans to lean into these trends as well as the company's social responsibility in the future.
Nashville-based orthopedic trauma surgeon Manni Sethi, MD, was defeated Aug. 8 in the U.S. Senate Republican primary in Tennessee by fellow conservative Bill Hagerty, The Tennessean reports.
Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla., has honored orthopedic surgeon Alan Valadie, MD, with its 2020 Doctor of the Year award for the second time, Sarasota Magazine reported Aug. 7.
Heather Pinckard-Dover, MD, is the first female neurosurgeon to complete the residency program at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Press Argus-Courier reports.
During NuVasive's second-quarter earnings call, CEO Chris Barry said the timeline for its Pulse robotic system for spine surgery has been further delayed, according to Seeking Alpha.