Here are four new spine patents that have been secured so far in 2024:
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Leonard Goldstock, MD, a shoulder specialist at OrthoNY in Albany, N.Y., is encouraging physicians to invest in a $70 million, 125,000-square-foot medical campus in Wilton, N.Y., according to a Dec. 26 report from the Times Union.
St. Louis-based Orthopedic Associates has added orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Frank Thomas, MD, to its team.
Ronceverte, W.Va.-based CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, part of Charleston, W.Va. based Vandalhia Health, has added orthopedic surgeon Doug Tice, MD, according to a Dec. 30 report from The Real WV.
Providence Swedish, a partnership between Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Seattle-based Swedish Health, plans to add a Globus GPS robot for back surgeries at St. Peter Hospital, in Olympia, Wash., according to a Dec. 30 report from Thurston Talk.
Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has undergone a successful surgery
Columbia (S.C.) VA Health Care System has performed its first spinal cord stimulation implantation, which aims to provide relief for chronic pain patients.
The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Nashville, Tenn., earns $929,900, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $378,250 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Here are four orthopedic and sports medicine surgeons who retired in 2024, as reported by Becker's:
Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Summit Spine & Joint Centers opened its first practice location in South Carolina.