Melissa Stamates, MD, recently joined Cape Fear Valley Neurosurgery in Fayetteville, N.C., reports Up & Coming Weekly.
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Medtronic reported its spine revenue was up 3 percent in the third quarter, but down slightly on an organic basis.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is reportedly the first hospital in the state to purchase an ExcelsiusGPS robotic system for spine surgery, reports NBC affiliate KARK.
Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health installed the Rosa Knee System to assist surgeons with knee replacement procedures, local ABC affiliate KOTA reports.
Since early January, Becker's Spine Review has reported on three lawsuits involving alleged kickback schemes in spine and orthopedics:
The coronavirus outbreak that has been traced back to Wuhan, China, is affecting providers and device companies in spine and orthopedics.
The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque plans to build an orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation center, according to the Rio Rancho Observer.
Jonathan Gottlieb, MD, is a spine surgeon at the Minimally Invasive Spine Center of South Florida in Miami and a former assistant professor in the department of orthopedics at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
The FDA granted Additive Implants clearance Feb. 20 for its SureMAX-X cervical spacer, according to Business Insider.
Winston-Salem (N.C.) State University is partnering with Wake Forest Baptist Health to offer orthopedic and sports medicine care to student athletes, according to Triad Business Journal.