Researchers from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland may have discovered a way to regenerate nerves in spinal cord injuries, according to ZME Science.
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New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery recently named spine surgeon Frank Schwab, MD, vice chair of the HSS Innovation Institute.
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center recently installed 7D Surgical's Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system for spine and neurosurgery, reports Your Observer.
Todd Lanman, MD, is founder of Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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The Political Action Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons endorsed fellow member Knute Buehler, MD, for Congress, according to a March 12 press release.
Former orthopedic surgeon Thomas Dempsey, MD, was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $250,000 after pleading guilty to illegal drug distribution, AL.com reports.
Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates recently installed Stryker's Mako robotic system for hip and knee replacements, reports Thurston Talk.
Spine surgeon Dwight Tyndall, MD, has practiced with Orthopaedic Specialists of Northwest Indiana in Munster for the past 21 years.
Joseph Wendolowski, DPM, is accepting patients at his new podiatry office in Lewes, Del., the Cape Gazette reports.