The Joint Commission has awarded its Gold Seal of Approval for Spine Surgery to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake for demonstrating consistent compliance with its performance standards, Southlake Style reported Sept. 10.
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Dror Paley, MD, is reportedly the first spine surgeon to use NuVasive's Precice Plating system designed for complex limb reconstruction procedures, according to a Sept. 11 report from South Florida Hospital News.
Coracoid Solutions, an orthopedic device company founded by two surgeons, has secured investment from Parvizi Surgical Innovation, according to a Sept. 9 news release.
Neurosurgeon Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, is the first physician to offer awake spinal fusion to patients at Duke Spine Center in Durham, N.C., according to a Sept. 9 report from the health system.
Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell (N.J.) was designated as a center of excellence in robotic surgery by the Surgical Review.
Humana has expanded its value-based program to include total shoulder replacement, beginning with six orthopedic practices, according to a Sept. 10 announcement.
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In August, Anthony Romeo, MD, returned to the Chicago area to lead DuPage Medical Group's effort to develop a Musculoskeletal Institute.
AstraZeneca on Sept. 8 shut down its clinical trial evaluating a potential vaccine for COVID-19, but CEO Pascal Soriot said the vaccine could still be available by the end of the year, Business Insider reports.
Georgia Bone & Joint has added a spine surgeon and sports medicine surgeon, bringing its number of physicians to 10, according to a Sept. 10 report from The Citizen.