Joseph J. Ciotola, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Baltimore-based Mercy Medical Center.
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When considering the job's most rewarding and challenging aspects, orthopedists cite gratitude and the relationships with patients as most rewarding, while the amount of rules and regulations for physicians leads as most challenging, according to Medscape's Physician and Compensation Report.
7D Surgical received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Cranial Module, a step toward launching the company's Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system for cranial surgery throughout the U.S., according to Markets Insider.
James Harman, DO, joined West Virginia OrthoNeuro as the state's only endovascular, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, according to WV News.
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons supports CMS' Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System's proposed rule to move the two sites of service closer to site-neutral payments.
Here are the top 25 hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery, according to U.S News & World Report, 2018-19 Best Hospitals report.
The North American Spine Society named Chukwuka Okafor, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, as one of the top 20 spine physicians 40 years old and younger, Spectrum News reported.
Medical City Dallas (Texas) opened a Scoliosis & Advanced Spine Center, as well as Medical City Children's Hospital Orthopedics & Spine. Both facilities are based in Dallas.
The FDA cleared 28 spine-related devices in July 2018.