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Mark Kerner, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Hampton Roads Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine in Newport News, Va.
Phoenix-based The CORE Institute expanded its presence in Michigan, merging with Advanced Foot and Ankle Specialists in Howell and Dexter.
Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center marked the completion of its $68 million expansion April 27, local news outlet KESQ reports.
Hijaz Haris, a former Medtronic executive, has joined medical device company NeuroOne as vice president of marketing.
Medical device company DJO has been keen on the orthopedic space, paying close attention to the foot and ankle markets. In the last six months, the company has made three key acquisitions in orthopedics.
Kevin Rudder, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who recently joined Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center, had requested that the hospital purchase a robot to assist with hip and knee surgeries, according to Magnoliareporter.com.
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has opened a neurosciences services line that has allowed the 11-hospital health system to invest in spine, brain tumor and cerebrovascular care, the Henry Herald reported April 26.
Kern Singh, MD, has lauded the benefits of awake endoscopic spine surgery, which he is using to address spinal conditions such as herniated discs at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, NBC affiliate WMC5 reported April 26.
DiscGenics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on regenerative therapies for spinal conditions, has finished enrolling patients in its Japanese study of IDCT, an allogeneic, injectable disc cell therapy for lumbar disc degeneration.