Albert Wong, MD, of Los Angeles-based DOCS Health completed the second endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion on the West Coast.
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Carrell Clinic in Dallas added two surgeons to its team — Tyler Youngman, MD, and Holt Cutler, MD.
Ben Mayo, MD, joined Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedics Spine and Pain Specialists in Troy, Mich., the practice said Aug. 30.
Smaller orthopedic practices may want to explore partnering with a hospital, but it should be done carefully, according to Bruce Prager, MD.
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A whistleblower lawsuit from Hooman Melamed, MD, alleging Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. compromised patient care will go to arbitration.
ASCs are typically the less expensive site of care to receive a hip arthroscopy compared to hospital outpatient departments, according to data from Sidecar Health's care calculator.
Shore Orthopaedic University Associates in Somers Point, N.J. added spine surgeon Gregory Callanan, DO., according to an Aug. 29 announcement in the Cape May County Herald.
Orthopedic specialists practicing in Savannah, Ga., earn an average of $582,878 a year — $9,878 more than the national average, according to data from Medscape.
Healthcare performance improvement company Vizient is examining strategies to retain its volume in musculoskeletal procedures as sites of care shift.