Rachel Thompson, MD, has been appointed the William and Patricia Oppenheim Presidential Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles.
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Healthgrades released its Specialty Excellence Awards May 11, recognizing several facilities for top-line care.
The M6-C artificial cervical disc was designed by Spinal Kinetics and acquired by Orthofix in April 2018.
The average incentive bonus for orthopedic surgeons is $116,000 per year, and more than half of orthopedists say they typically receive their full bonus, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2021, released May 14.
Renowned foot and ankle specialist Thomas Clanton, MD, has retired and appointed a successor.
Christian Gaffney, MD, is a spine surgeon at Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center.
Key considerations for spine and orthopedic surgeons looking into hospital contracts include evaluating financial worth and shared values.
Lynx Equity Limited, a Toronto-based private equity firm has invested in ArthroLense, a medical device company founded in 2019 by orthopedic surgeons Russell Nevins, MD, and David Backstein, MD.
Parkview Medical Center rebranded May 11 as Parkview Health System to reflect its continued expansion in Pueblo, Colo., The Pueblo Chieftain reports.
Orthofix has released three- and four-year preliminary outcomes from its M6-C artificial cervical disc single-level clinical trial.