Orthopedic surgical robotics company Think Surgical has appointed John Spadola as its director of field operations. 

Women's Choice Award, a group that identifies the best healthcare facilities for empowering women, has named 341 hospitals as the best orthopedic care facilities for 2023. 

Six orthopedic surgeons connected with Becker's to discuss the leadership qualities that are hard to come by in orthopedic leaders today.

Armando Vidal, MD, was named chair of the board of specialty societies for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. 

Alfonso Mejia, MD, was appointed chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Board of Councilors.

Adam Bruggeman, MD, was named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Advocacy Council.

James Voos, MD, chairman of the orthopedics department at University Hospitals Cleveland (Ohio) Medical Center and head team physician for the Cleveland Browns NFL team, has been awarded the annual NFL Physicians Society Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence. 

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on March 9 awarded three orthopedic surgoens for their work in service, leadership and diversity.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Banks had his medical license permanently revoked from the Ohio State Medical Board following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, NBC affiliate WKYC reported March 9.

Kevin Bozic, MD, is the next president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the organization said March 9. 

Boston Medical Center's spine surgery head, Tony Tannoury, MD, was identified as the surgeon who was alleged to have received kickbacks from a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary after the medtech company settled allegations, according to a March 8 report from the Boston Globe. 

OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports had added same-day total joint replacements at its Birmingham clinic.

Mark Davis, MD, performed the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center using Zimmer Biomet's Rosa device, according to a March 8 report from The Buzz.

Here are 14 orthopedic surgeons who have taken on new roles or added to their titles since Feb. 5:

March 8 is International Women's Day, celebrating women's rights, equality and advancement. Here are 10 female orthopedic and spine surgeons to know: 

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health is opening a drive-through pharmacy and 16,000-square-foot clinic in Staples, Minn., that will be staffed by five orthopedic surgeons. 

Evan Ellis, MD, performed knee surgery on Ibou Badji of the Portland Trailblazers in the National Basketball Association.

Caira Surgical has debuted its new Caira Total Knee Arthroplasty Radar Navigation System for advanced total joint replacements. 

Medical education provider PrecisionOS has debuted a new virtual reality-based curriculum for training orthopedic residency students. 

An unauthorized third party gained access to patient records and data systems at Texas Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in The Woodlands between Nov. 22 and Nov. 29, 2022.