There are seven states in the U.S. without an accredited orthopedic residency program, according to 2023 data from the National Resident Matching Program.
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Becker's reported on seven places adding spine and orthopedic robotis in the first quarter of 2023.
The Springdale (Ark.) Planning Commission has approved development plans for the Northwest Arkansas Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, according to an April 5 report from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Surgeons with Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) reached the hospital's 1,500th case with the Mako robot.
A recent Pro Publica report revealed how some Cigna Health physicians reject patient claims without opening their files, something that concerns spine surgeon Saqib Hasan, MD.
There are 18,469 active orthopedic surgeons in the country, according to the Association of American Medical College's "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report."
Hamid Abbasi, MD, PhD, spine surgeon and chief medical officer of Inspired Spine, has performed the first spine trans-Kambin oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion with arrow cage in South America at Quirurgic-Centro de Cirugia Ambulatoria in Quito, Ecuador.
Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo's total compensation grew to about $18.6 million in 2022, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission proxy filing.
Here are 10 leadership appointments in orthopedic organizations that Becker's reported on in March:
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