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PathKeeper Surgical inked a know-how partnership with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic to research radiation in pediatric spine surgeries.
An orthopedic surgeon who has been accused of sexual misconduct is no longer employed by Los Angeles County's Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, The Daily Breeze reported March 22.
Cassandra Lee, MD, recently became one of the first surgeons in the U.S. to use the CartiHeal Agili-C cartilage repair implant.
Ruberte Thiele, MD, recently completed the 100th robotic knee replacement surgery at Sovah Health-Danville (Va.), the Danville Register & Bee reported March 22.
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The average hourly wage for orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. is $178.56 per hour, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Partnerships will be important to helping push regenerative medicine further in orthopedics, Thomas Graham, MD, said.
Somerset-based OrthoNJ is one of the largest orthopedic groups in the U.S., and it's the largest independent orthopedic practice in New Jersey.
Noncompete clauses are a hot topic in spine surgery and healthcare at large. Some states have sought legislation to eliminate them altogether.