Several spine and orthopedic medtech companies announced new leadership moves in the first quarter of 2025. 1. Medtronic appointed Thierry Piéton CFO. In the role, Mr. Piéton will be responsible for leading the Medtronic global finance organization and key support…
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Here’s how four orthopedic MSOs developed in the first quarter of 2025. 1. Long Island, N.Y.-based pain management physician Timothy Groth, MD, has partnered with private equity group Confluence Healthcare Partners and Skyline Investors to form a new physician management…
Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic founding member Doug Henderson, MD, has died at 85, according to an April 3 report from The Palm Beach Post. Dr. Henderson died the morning of April 3. In addition to founding Tallahassee Orthopedic, he spent…
Patients having two-level cervical disc replacement tended to have fewer postoperative complications compared to those having two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, according to a study published in the April 15 edition of Spine. Researchers gathered data for two-level cervical…
During the first quarter of 2025, Becker’s reported on five orthopedic surgeons who died. 1. Edward Klein, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Dartmouth, Mass.-based Hawthorn Medical, died Jan. 2. Dr. Klein practiced at Hawthorn Medical for more than 22 years…
On April 2, Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute laid off over 300 workers, including practitioners. Two former JOI surgeons, hand and upper-extremity specialist Jennifer Madden, MD, and sports medicine specialist Richard Snyder, MD, have already landed at Jacksonville-based Southeast Orthopedic Specialists,…
There are approximately 14,160 employed orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. right now, excluding pediatric surgeons, according to May 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. The most common work setting for orthopedic surgeons is in physicians…
Dallas-based spine surgeon Michael Rimlawi, DO, has launched a scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in going into medicine. Dr. Rimlawi works as a minimally invasive spine surgeon at his own private practice. Scholarship recipients will be selected…
Richland Center, Wis.-based Richland Hospital and Clinics has added Wallace Brucker, MD, to its staff. Dr. Brucker is an orthopedic surgeon with more than 25 years of experience, according to an April 1 news release. He specializes in operative and…
Here are seven orthopedic surgeons who joined new hospitals, health systems and orthopedic practices, as reported by Becker’s in March.