Former New York orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos pleaded guilty to fraud and will forfeit hundreds of thousands of dollars as a result.
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Olympus acquired FH Ortho, a France-based orthopedic device company.
Samaritan Albany (Ore.) General Hospital has been certified as a DNV GL Healthcare hip and knee replacement center, the Corvallis Gazette-Times reported Nov. 2.
Medtronic has announced seven acquisitions so far this year, and CEO Geoff Martha said in a Sept. 29 letter to shareholders that more tuck-in acquisitions and minority investments are in the company's future.
Here are five orthopedic surgeons who were reported as joining new practices this week:
Atlanta-based Peachtree Orthopedics, a 35-physician group, recruited spine surgeon Robert Owen, MD, in October.
A research team received $30,000 from New Haven-based Connecticut Innovations to develop a medical device to treat traumatic foot fractures, according to an Oct. 30 report from the Yale Daily News.
Vail Co.-based Steadman Clinic announced a medical director for its future office in Aspen, Colo.
Here are the top-read stories on Becker's Spine Review for the week of Oct. 26-30:
Here are 10 spine surgeons making news this week: