Thomas Byrd, MD, is set to perform hip surgery on Sean Murphy, a catcher for the Atlanta Braves, in Nashville on Sept. 11. The surgery will repair a labral tear in Mr. Murphy’s right hip, according to a Sept. 8…
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Hamilton, N.Y.-based Community Memorial Hospital has welcomed orthopedic surgeon Thomas Toole, MD, to its Community Memorial Center for Orthopedics. Dr. Toole specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, cartilage restoration and minimally invasive procedures, according to a Sept. 8…
Medtronic’s CEO and chair, Geoff Martha, has led the company for five years. Five things to know about him: 1. He became CEO during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and made Medtronic’s proprietary ventilator designs available to manufacturers worldwide.…
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (Ariz.) added endoscopic spine surgery, KVOA reported Sept. 8. The hospital is the only Banner facility offering uniportal endoscopic spine surgery, the report said. The first patient to have endoscopic spine surgery at Banner…
Structural heart and TAVR programs are rapidly becoming strategic drivers for cardiovascular service line growth. Yet, evolving market dynamics, operational complexity, and the urgency of timely valve care are challenging even the most advanced hospital teams. For many leaders, a…
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Michael Rinaldi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Thomas A. Draper, MBA, MAACVPR, FACC
Vice President, Wellstar Center for Cardiovascular Care, Wellstar Health System
Jim Kreiner, MHA
Executive Director, Heart Hospital Prisma Health
Health systems are racing to embed AI into clinical, operational and administrative workflows — but few have a blueprint for deploying these tools responsibly and at scale. At Bon Secours Mercy Health, Roper St. Francis Healthcare and other leading systems,…
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Thomas Flynn, FACHE
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Zach Kilburn
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Janell Forget, RN, BSN, LSSBB, CPHRM, FASHRM
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Foundation Surgical’s Interwedge standalone lateral spine system was debuted at Reading (Pa.) Hospital, according to a Sept. 8 news release. Edward DelSole, MD, performed the debut case. The Interwedge is designed to be a versatile and stable option for lateral…
OrthoLoneStar added Allen, Texas-based Legacy Orthopedics to its network, according to a Sept. 8 news release. The addition of the six-physician group brings OrthoLoneStar to more than 190 total physicians. Legacy Orthopedics will be integrated into OrthoLoneStar over the coming…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock added spine surgeon Mark Ferger, MD, PhD, and sports medicine physician Hamilton Newhart, MD. Dr. Ferger has more than 35 peer-reviewed publications and is a manuscript reviewer for various journals,…
Here are five new orthopedic practice openings, expansions and additions in the Midwest, as reported by Becker’s since July 31: