Stanley Hoang, MD, performed LSU Health Shreveport's (La.) first awake spine surgery, ABC affiliate KTBS reported March 14.
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A decade from now, one defining aspect of orthopedic surgery in 2024 will have been the speed at which new techniques are adopted, Neal ElAttrache, MD, said.
Here are 11 spine surgeons and physicians that hospitals, health systems and practices have added to their staff that Becker's has reported on since the start of 2024:
St. Charles, Ill.-based Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine appointed Eric Witte as its next COO.
Brooklyn Nets guard and forward Ben Simmons had a microscopic partial discectomy, the team said March 14.
Leland, N.C.-based Brunswick Surgery Center is the first ASC in the U.S. to earn Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation in all four subspecialties from DNV.
Juan Ronderos, MD, joined South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Ala., according to a March 14 announcement in Gulf Coast Media.
Bioretec earned the FDA's breakthrough device designation for its RemeOs spinal interbody cage, the company said March 14.