Spine surgery can take a significant physical and emotional toll, but sustaining a long career requires more than just pushing through it. Spine surgeons discuss how they navigate burnout, physical strain and the pressures of the profession. Ask Spine Surgeons…
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Tommy John, the former MLB pitcher whose name became synonymous with ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, died Aug. 15 at age 83. But the procedure that bears his name traces its medical legacy to orthopedic surgeon Frank Jobe, MD, and generations…
Aurora Spine entered a four-year, non-exclusive license agreement with SILIF Corp. covering a patent used in developing its SiLO TFX Transfixing SI Joint System. The license, which began Aug. 11, replaces a previous agreement and resolves a long-standing dispute over…
Researchers from Houston Methodist and the University of Cambridge in England developed a flexible device designed to bypass spinal cord injuries and interpret multiple signals tied to movement, sensation and internal body functions. In preclinical studies, the device accurately detected…
Hospital pharmacy teams have spent years mastering cost control. But as care shifts to outpatient settings and specialty and infusion therapies grow as a share of the formulary, medications are no longer just budget line items – they are potential…
Sep 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- AJ Rivosecchi, PharmD, Director of Product, Bluesight
- Don Bladt, PharmD, Director of Inpatient Pharmacy Operations, Phoenix Children’s
- Sean Tingum, PharmD, Director of Infusion, Oncology, and Research Services, Essentia Health
- Ryan Anderson, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager, Supply Chain and Operations, VCU Health System
From rising orthopedic compensation to the continued migration of spine procedures to outpatient settings, several figures illustrate how musculoskeletal and neurological surgery are evolving in 2026. $611,000: The average annual compensation for orthopedic surgeons was $611,000, making orthopedics the first…
CMS finalized the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model, or CJR-X, on July 31, requiring most acute care hospitals nationwide to take on financial accountability for the cost and quality of hip, knee and ankle replacement episodes beginning Jan.…
Two generations of neurosurgery chairs ago — in the late 1980s — the top job in New York City-based NYU Langone Health’s neurosurgery department paid about the same as the No. 2 job at Goldman Sachs, said John Golfinos, MD,…
Orthopedic oncologists are often called after the damage is already visible. A bone has fractured. A metastasis has weakened the skeleton. Radiation has impaired healing. A patient who survived cancer treatment is now facing another threat to mobility and independence.…
Spine surgeons have more tools than ever. Robotics, navigation, wearables, motion-preserving implants, biologics and increasingly sophisticated outcome measures are reshaping nearly every stage of care, from deciding who should have surgery to tracking how well patients recover. For Ilyas Aleem,…