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Ron Matricaria, chairman of the Orthofix board of directors since 2014, will not seek re-election at the company's 2021 annual meeting.
Consolidation has increased among orthopedic practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with four supergroups of 100-plus physicians formed in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and New Jersey in the past 13 months:
Hospitals are looking for new ways to compete with ASCs as outpatient migration continues across the orthopedic space.
Foot and ankle surgeon Greg Berlet, MD, has been appointed CMO of MedShape, an orthopedic device company in Atlanta.
Forbes' 35th annual list of the world's richest people in 2021 includes Gary Michelson, MD, a retired spine surgeon with a net worth of $1.7 billion.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming added Mark Ryzewicz, MD, to its board of directors, Powell Tribune reported April 6.
Spine surgeon Jay Khanna, MD, MBA, has been named to three leadership positions in Washington, D.C. by Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, according to the company.
Seven orthopedic practices in New Jersey are merging to form Ortho Alliance NJ.
The FDA has approved NuVasive's Simplify cervical artificial disc for two-level total disc replacement.