Spine and orthopedic leaders are optimistic about ways to grow their practices in the next 12 months. Top opportunities include physician partnerships, leveraging artificial intelligence and exploring more ways to deliver patient care. The 19 leaders featured in this article…
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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…
Aaron Chamberlain, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and senior medical director of the musculoskeletal clinical program at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City. He has been with Intermountain as a shoulder and elbow surgeon since February 2023 and took over…
Athens Orthopedic Clinic has a multipronged approach to ensuring growth in the next year from new physician additions to clear revenue goals for its offices, CEO Michael Boblitz said. He discussed his strategy to grow while maintaining revenues across AOC’s…
UHealth, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine joined Aclarion’s trial of the Nociscan diagnostic spine tool, according to a June 10 news release. The Clarity trial is a prospective, randomized clinical study to assess Nociscan’s ability to improve surgical…