House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland underwent knee replacement surgery June 2.
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The U.S. Department of Justice continues to clamp down on kickback cases in healthcare. Here are two cases that involved neurosurgeons and a device company in May:
Andrew Hecht, MD, chief of spine surgery at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System sees promise in motion preservation and robotics in the spine field.
Munster-based Orthopedic Specialists of Northwest Indiana has been voted "best of the region" for orthopedics as part of The Times of Northwest Indiana's annual Best of the Region Health Care series.
New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health reached a milestone since adopting the 7D surgical system for spine surgery in 2019.
Orthopaedic Medical Group of Tampa Bay (Fla.) is building a 37,000-square-foot complex in Lithia, Fla., which will serve as its new headquarters, the Osprey Observer reports.
Jeremy Smith, MD, has big plans for Hoag Orthopedic Institute's spine program. He was named spine surgery chief in May, and one of his key goals is to develop a center that brings orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons closer together.
A spine surgeon-inventor filed patent infringement cases against devicemakers Alphatec and SeaSpine in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on June 2, Bloomberg Law reports.
Medtronic's patient-specific UNiD Rods have been cleared for use with the devicemaker's CD Horizon, Solera, Voyager and Infinity OCT spinal systems, which comprise rod, hooks, screws and interbody fusion devices.
Michelle Caird, MD, became the chair of orthopedic surgery at Michigan Medicine in May, and she brings to the role a unique perspective, being one of few female orthopedic surgeons in the U.S.