Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon Paul Fadale, MD, has been honored by the Providence Bruins, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Boston Bruins, after serving as its head team physician for 33 years. The Providence…
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Medford, Ore.-based Southern Oregon Orthopedics is now offering robot-assisted joint replacements using Stryker’s Mako robot and the Velys robotic system. Robotic joint replacements offer a number of benefits to patients, including faster recovery, more accurate implant placements, better patient outcomes…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedics has added four new leaders to its sports medicine program. Michael Banffy, MD, has been named chief of sports medicine at Cedars-Sinai, according to an April 23 news release. Dr. Banffy specializes in joint preservation, complex…
At the beginning of April, Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute announced plans to shutter six clinic locations amid a physician buyout of Jacksonville-based Baptist Health. In addition to the closures, JOI will lay off 153 physicians, radiology technologists, medical secretaries, patient…
Consolidation in the spine medtech space has been a constant in recent years from large mergers to smaller company acquisitions. For spine surgeons the transforming landscape presents opportunities for innovation, but also some challenges. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly…
Between 2021 and 2024, the share of spine surgeries performed in the ASC setting has grown 8% year over year nationwide, but one ASC is doubling that volume. Gautier, Miss.-based Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, which partnered with U.S. Orthopaedic Partners in…
A Kentucky woman is suing Medtronic and the FDA alleging that the devicemaker’s spinal cord stimulator made her pain worse and that the agency didn’t diligently review updates to the implant. Angela Yates had a Medtronic spinal cord stimulator implanted…
Neurosurgeon and founding partner of Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Jerry Petty, MD, died at age 90, the Charlotte, N.C.-based practice said in an April 22 Facebook post. During his 53-year career he pioneered the use of CT in Charlotte…
Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has received a $1 million grant to expand its spinal cord injury recovery facility, according to an April 22 report from ABC affiliate WHAS. The investment will go toward renovating the fourth floor of UofL’s Frazier…
Monterey (Calif.) Spine and Joint is joining Monterey-based Montage Health starting April 28, Monterey County Now reported. The practice will also work under the name, Montage Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, the report said. The decision to join the health system…