Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, an affiliate of Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut in Danbury, has named Joshua Marcus, MD, as chief of neurosurgery. Dr. Marcus is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive brain and spine surgery and neurointerventional radiology,…
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Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Orthopedic Hospital and its boutique hotel will be open to patients in January 2026, according to a June 16 report from Sioux Falls Business. The nine-story orthopedic hospital will total 161,000 square feet, and will be attached…
The InSpan interspinous fixation device was found to be a stronger and more reliable alternative to traditional interspinous designs for spinal fixation, according to a study. Kingsley Chin, MD, led the study published in the Journal of Spine Surgery, according…
Spine robots have enormous potential to improve their integrations, but companies should explore more ways to make them accessible to wider groups, Grant Booher, MD, said. Dr. Booher, of Longhorn Brain & Spine in Fort Worth, Texas, spoke with Becker’s…
Medical technology company Ossio has launched new suture anchors for lateral ankle instability repair. Ossio, which focuses on orthopedic surgery with bio-integrative, metal-free implants, has added the OssioFiber 2.5 mm suture anchors to its soft-tissue fixation portfolio, according to a…
Basil Besh, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Form Hand, Wrist and Elbow Institute in Fremont, Calif., and the founder of Precision SurgiCenter, specializes in treating hand, wrist and elbow conditions, and is one of the few surgeons in the region…
Aurora Spine’s DEXA-C technology has been used in more than 1,500 cervical spine surgeries, according to a June 16 news release. DEXA technology is designed to match a patient’s bone density across the entire BMD continuum. Aurora Spine also plans…
An orthopedic surgeon with Augusta Health in Fishersville, Va., was found guilty of petty larceny, WHSV reported June 12. Geoffrey Rieser, MD, faced felony charges of conspiring to commit larceny greater than $1,000, but it was amended to petty larceny,…
Grant Booher, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon in Fort Worth, Texas, is planning to grow his practice with a new ASC. Dr. Booher partnered with Legent to develop the facility, and it will be in Fort Worth, Texas, he told Becker’s.…
A new spine practice in New York City is aiming to rethink how spine surgery is done. Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York has four surgeons: Sanjay Konakondla, MD; Albert E. Telfeian MD, PhD; Jian Shen, MD, PhD, and Travis…