Orthopedic sports medicine fellowship programs with publicly posted DEI statements draw in more women than those without, according to a study presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting. Researchers reviewed the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine…
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Hybrid anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc replacement is a growing option for multilevel cervical disc degenerative disease, and early fusion rates are stronger, according to a study in the June 2025 issue of The Spine Journal. Researchers…
Zimmer Biomet CEO Ivan Tornos joined the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation board, according to a May 29 news release. Mr. Tonos joined Zimmer Biomet in 2018 as group president and was promoted to president and CEO in 2023. He…
Munster, Ind.-based Community Hospital, an affiliate of Powers Health, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery. To earn the certification, Community Hospital underwent an onsite review that evaluated related certification standards, including…
Spine devicemaker Accelus closed an equity financing round led by Concord Health Partners. Details about the funding weren’t disclosed in a May 29 news release shared with Becker’s. The capital will support Accelus’ commercial growth. Accelus also named Bernie Haffey…
From acquisitions to FDA nods, here are 11 recent updates from Stryker. 1. Stryker CFO Glenn Boehnlein is retiring, and Preston Wells will succeed him as vice president and CFO. 2. Stryker was included on Fortune’s annual list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, which…
Andrew Fanous, MD, section chief of neurosurgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital and the medical director of spine at Inova Eastern Region. His special interests are in minimally invasive spine surgery and spine and brain tumors. He is from Alexandria, Egypt,…
Intermountain Health St. George (Utah) Regional Hospital has become the first facility in the region to add Velys robotic-assisted surgery for total knee replacements. Procedures with the robot, which was introduced in November, are performed at Intermountain Health’s Southwest Orthopedics…
Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center is preparing for its first Florida ASC with spine surgeon Jason Cuellar, MD, PhD. Dr. Cuellar’s involvement has been a couple years in the making through his connections with Michael Bailey, vice president of…
OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital surgeon James Miller, DO, completed his 1,000th surgery using Stryker’s Mako robot, according to a May 28 news release from the health system. He achieved the milestone as the hospital added a second Mako robot. It…