Brad Lerner, MD, medical director at Summit ASC in Baltimore, recently spoke physician leadership at Becker's 18th Annual ASC Conference in Chicago.
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As part of its PainSAFE initiative, the American Pain Foundation released new educational material on the safe use of complementary and alternative medicine, according to a news release.
The North American Spine Society recently awarded a total of $187,425 in traveling fellowships for spine surgeons and specialists to spend at least five months at a medical center other than their current practice, according to a NASS news release.
Spine surgeons and researchers presented four new studies at the North American Spine Society annual meeting in Chicago that focused on the psychosocial factors that can help spine surgeons predict the outcomes of treatment, according to a NASS news release.
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Medtronic has launched its T2 Altitude Expandable Corpectomy Device in the United States and Europe, according to a Medtronic news release.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has partnered with the Musculoskeletal Foundation to announce a one-time grant to support research focused on meniscal allograft, according to an AOSSM news release.
Thomas DeBerardino, MD, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut, was recently named to Advanced BioMedical Technologies' new scientific advisory board as chief medical advisor for North America, according to an Advanced BioMedical Technologies news release.
Leesburg, Va.-based K2M has launched the EVEREST Degenerative Spinal System globally, according to a K2M news release.
Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., recently announced several management promotions from within the company, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.