Jimmy Zhu, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Edward-Elmhurst Medical Group in Naperville, Ill. Dr. Zhu first joined the Endeavor Health network in October 2022 after completing his spine surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and…
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Louisville, Colo.-based AdventHealth Avista has earned an Orthopedic and Spine Center of Excellence designation from health accreditor DNV Healthcare. The designation has been given to just 13 hospitals in the U.S., and AdventHealth Avista is the first system in the…
Indianapolis-based Community Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval for advanced certification in spine surgery. The certification is offered in collaboration with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and recognizes systems based on several factors, including presurgical…
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From endoscopic spine to cervical laminoplasty, spine surgeons discuss the procedures that they want to see gain prominence. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues…
Spineology launched its OptiMesh Align system for anterior and posterior implant expansion, according to a June 10 news release. OptiMesh Align provides real-time, in-situ implant expansion for a patient specific lordotic shape up to 20 degrees. It’s delivered though one…
Chad Campion, MD, has kept up with the latest spine navigation and robotic technologies in his career. His clinical interests also include endoscopic spine surgery, scoliosis and cervical disc replacement. Dr. Campion, of Germantown, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, joined the…
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has traveled to Los Angeles to receive treatment from Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, according to a June 10 report from the Indianapolis Star. Mr. Richardson…
Hamid Abbasi, MD, a neurosurgeon at Inspired Spine in Burnsville, Minn., has completed more than 2,000 trans-Kambin oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion procedures. In addition, Dr. Abbasi has overseen more than 50,000 patient follow-up visits after OLLIF procedures, according to…
Medical device company SynerFuse has tapped neurosurgeon Michael Park, MD, PhD, as its chief technology officer. The SynerFuse e-TLIF procedure, an ultralow-energy therapy, is used to address chronic low back and leg pain for spinal fusion patients. Dr. Park is…