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D. Hodari Brooks, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon practicing at OrthoAtlanta. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Medical Association of Georgia and Georgia Orthopaedic Society. His affiliations include Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Ga.,…
All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., and its network of outpatient centers will change its name to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital after joining Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, according to the Herald-Tribune.
Pierre Jerome and Stephane Bette founded SpineGuard in 2009 to deliver the Dynamic Surgical Guidance technology to surgeons across the globe. The DSG technology guides surgeons during screw placement with less radiation exposure than less than standard modalities, which are…
Successful healthcare leaders are continually working to educate future generations of surgeons to drive optimal patient outcomes. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeon's President William Jiranek, MD, is one such leader, striving to educate the next generation of orthopedic…
There are regional variations in spine surgery, and a new article in The Spine Journal addresses the challenges and solutions that could lead to more uniform utilization in the future.
A new study reported in the Daily Star Albany suggests physicians who practice defensive medicine — and thereby spending more per patient — are sued less often.
An Avalere analysis shows more than half of hospitals currently scheduled to participate in Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint replacement model could face penalties based on their cost performance if implemented as scheduled on April 1.
Two construction projects on Jacksonville, Fla.-based Mayo Clinic will begin this summer, according to jacksonville.com.
A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the Mobi-C artificial disc from LDR for two-level procedures.