Grand Island, Neb.-based CHI Health Clinic Neurosurgery added neurosurgeon Lynn Mubita, MD, KGFW reported March 25. Dr. Mubita’s expertise includes degenerative spinal diseases, brain and spine infections and other congenital anomalies. She earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical…
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Salt Lake City-based University of Utah has appointed Angela Wang, MD, as division chief of orthopedic hand surgery. Dr. Wang has extensive experience in hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery, according to a March 24 news release from the university. …
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health, the official healthcare provider for the Charlotte Hornets, has deepened its relationship with the team through an expanded multi-year partnership. Through the deal, Novant will have naming rights over the Hornets’ new performance center, which will…
Baptist Health System has opened a new orthopedic clinic in Madison, Miss., according to a March 24 report from ABC affiliate WAPT. The facility totals 7,038 square feet, housing 12 exam rooms, on-site X-ray services and three physician offices. In…
Roger Härtl, MD, in partnership with the Tanzania Neurosurgery Project and Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute published a paper in Neurosurgical Focus tracking traumatic spinal cord injury patients in East Africa. Their study of 466 patients led to successful follow-ups in 40.6%…
San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish was recently treated by Keith Meister, MD, for elbow inflammation before the start of the MLB season, according to a March 24 report from YardBarker. Mr. Darvish, a veteran on the team, will miss…
TriasMD, the parent company of Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Centers, opened a new ASC in San Diego, according to a March 25 news release. The ASC is 12,000 square feet and was custom built by physicians, the news release…
Spine surgeons performed a rare case on a 9-month-old baby at Indianapolis-based Riley Hospital for Children, Fox 59 reported March 24. The baby girl had congenital vertebral dislocation, a spinal curvature affecting her other organs, the report said. Pediatric orthopedic…
Tenon Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance to use its Catamaran sacroiliac joint system for augmenting thoracolumbar fusion, according to a March 24 news release. With the new indication Catamaran can be used as a standalone treatment or to augment spinal…
Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa is opening a new primary orthopedic campus on March 31. The new location, in Temple Terrace, Fla., is 82,000 square feet and has 59 exam rooms, according to a March 20 news release. It also…