Clinical neuropsychologist Elizabeth Pieroth, PsyD, was appointed director of the concussion program at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, effective March 1.
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NanoFUSE Biologics appointed Answorth Allen, MD, Jan. 16 to its scientific advisory board, reports Benzinga.
Neurosurgeon Mahesh Karandikar, MD, PhD, recently joined McLaren Flint (Mich.), a 278-bed hospital as part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, reports Swartz Creek View.
The potential of spine-targeted biologics is immense and quickly developing. Here are four recent stories on notable developments or recognitions:
OrthoCarolina's first total talus replacement with a 3D-printed implant was completed by Kent Ellington, MD, who performed the procedure on a 69-year-old patient with long-term avascular necrosis.
Spine developer CoreLink recently surpassed 5,000 implants with its 3D-printed Mimetic Metal technology.
Phoenix Children's Hospital was reportedly the first health system in the U.S. to use the Medtronic Stealth Autoguide platform for neurosurgery.
Black patients had significantly worse outcomes than white patients after lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in Spine.
Bradford Waddell, MD, joined OrthoAtlanta's team of more than three dozen physicians across 13 offices.
Moody's expects the robotic surgery market to grow rapidly in the next year, according to its quarterly report.