Andrew Chan, MD, of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia in New York City, is leveraging artificial intelligence to improve surgeries with personalized spine implants.
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Here are seven orthopedic surgeons who have joined new hospitals and health systems, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 14:
Globus Medical launched the Adira extreme lateral interbody fusion plate system, according to an Aug. 21 news release.
Single-level lumbar spinal fusions had similar reoperation rates between anterolateral and posterior surgical techniques, according to a study in the September 1 issue of Spine.
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Artificial intelligence is a hot topic in spine surgery, and it lends itself to different applications.
James Voos, MD, has operated on Luke Costello, an elite baseball player who has been scouted for the MLB draft since he was 13, according to an Aug. 21 report from NBC affiliate WKYC.
Meeker-based Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine and orthopedic surgeon Rhett Griggs, MD, have increased the practice's number of surgical days in an effort to accommodate rising case volumes, according to an Aug. 21 report from The Daily Sentinel.
Parkview Health and Ortho NorthEast, both based in Fort Wayne, Ind., have broken ground on a facility in Warsaw, Ind., that will house an orthopedic ASC, according to an Aug. 20 report from Fox 55.
Richard DiStefano, MD, a spine surgeon with Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists, died, syracuse.com reported Aug. 20.