Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic has added orthopedic spine surgeon Mark Woernle, MD, to its Panama City, Fla.-based team, according to a Sept. 23 report from Tallahassee Reports.
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The Terre Haute, Ind.-based Indiana Joint Replacement Institute and the Indianapolis-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute are adding five new orthopedic specialists on Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 24 report from the Current.
While 3.9 million Americans currently have a BMI of 50 or higher, only 11% of surgeons would be willing to perform a joint replacement or spine procedure on patients in that weight bracket.
D. Scott Kreiner, MD, is the new president of the North American Spine Society.
Hamid Abbasi, MD, PhD, donated all of his intellectual property to Avicenna Technical University, which promotes education, training and the spread of technological information.
Archbold Medical Group is opening a new orthopedic surgery practice in Thomasville, Ga., according to a Sept. 23 report from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
Insurance-directed care has become increasingly worrisome for Choll Kim, MD, PhD, said.
Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group added a neurosurgeon and a total joint surgeon to its team, according to a Sept. 24 news release.
Cerapedics earned FDA approval to expand the use of its spinal fusion biologic, i-Factor P-15, according to a Sept. 24 news release.
Nevro earned FDA approval and began a limited market release of its HFX iQ spinal cord stimulator with HFX AdaptivAI, the company said Sept. 24.