Ron Hillyer, MD, of Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center, visited Portoviejo, Ecuador to provide medical services to people affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, according to oanow.com.
Phillip Lucas, MD, is a clinical associate professor at Brown Alpert Medical School in Providence, R.I. In 1981, Dr. Lucas oversaw the establishment of the school's spine surgery division.
Of the 10 most profitable U.S. hospitals, seven are nonprofits, based on a Health Affairs study, according to wdtn.com. However, many nonprofits may risk this profit margin if states require them to pay taxes.
White House-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance welcomed Joseph D. Chenger, MD, and Jeffrey P. Lawrence, according to Nashville Post.
Rodney Comisar, MD, and Gary Millard, DO, will join Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro in August 2016.
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., lists the areas most affected by complications after surgery to treat spinal disorders, as reported by Counsel&Heal.
The Connecticut Orthopaedic Society honored John Fulkerson, MD, with the 2016 Orthopedist of the Year award, according to a Hartford Courant report.
Nicholas A. Cheney, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon at Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro. He also serves as an adjunct assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus and a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic…
Bone Therapeutics has completed recruitment for its Phase IIA spinal fusion study.
Spinal Simplicity, based in Overland Park, Kan., has closed a financing round with an investment from Nueterra Capital.