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SGMC Health in Valdosta, Ga., added neurosurgeon Shahin Etebar, MD, according to a June 24 news release. Dr. Etebar has more than 30 years of experience in spine and neurosurgery, and he has training in minimally invasive surgery, spinal deformity…

A new technology from Ocutrx is transforming how physicians, including spine surgeons, operate. Ocutrx unveiled HemoLucence, a feature of the OR-Bot system that lets surgeons render blood translucent in real time during surgery, according to a June 24 news release.…

Here are five spine surgeons named to leadership roles since February.  1. UChicago Medicine named Mohamad Bydon, MD, as the inaugural chair of the department of neurological surgery in February, and he will step into the role on July 1. …

Curiteva’s Inspire Trabecular PEEK standalone anterior lumbar interbody fusion system earned FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a June 24 news release.  The 3D-printed PEEK standalone implant is the first of its kind, and its FDA milestone was driven by Curiteva’s…

Spinal neurosurgeon Allan Levi, MD, PhD, was named as the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Endowed Chair in Neurological Surgery, according to a June 23 news release. Dr. Levi was recognized for…

An Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute orthopedic surgeon has become the first on the West Coast to perform a total hip arthroplasty using Corin’s ApolloHipX on the West Coast.  Travis Scudday, MD, has debuted the device, which allows surgeons to…

Ishpeming, Mich.-based UP Health System-Bell has become the first system in the region to add the Persona IQ smart knee implant, according to a June 24 report from The Mining Journal. The smart implant uses data collection built into the…

Mark Schinsky, MD, of The American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists in Chicago, performed the first surgery using Exactech’s Alteon short tapered wedge hip system, according to a June 23 news release. The implant, for total hip replacement, is up…