The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recognized Rick W. Wright, MD, with the 2019 Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award.
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Thomas Trojian, MD, was elected to the American College of Sports Medicine’s board of trustees.
J. Mark Hatheway, MD, and James Cassandra, DO, will join Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro in April.
Hugh Gelabert, MD, performed a successful thoracic outlet decompression procedure on Los Angeles Lakers' small forward Brandon Ingram, the team reports.
Private equity firm Blackstone agreed to acquire orthopedic and anti-rheumatism pharmaceutical company Ayumi Pharmaceutical Corp.
Norwalk, Ohio-based Fisher-Titus Health will add Tim Moore, MD, to its spine surgery staff, effective March 19, The Morning Journal reports.
Developers completed Loveland, Colo.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies' Surgery and Recovery Center addition, BizWest reports.
Walmart's centers of excellence program, which pays for employees to travel and receive care at designated facilities, was expanded in 2014 to include hip and knee replacements.
A jury awarded $2.6 million to a woman, 19, who underwent surgery at Pediatric & Young Adult Orthopaedics in Chicago, according to law firm Corboy & Demetrio, the plaintiff's representation.
Intuitive Surgical's single-port da Vinci SP surgical system received FDA 510(k) clearance for transoral otolaryngology procedures.