Clifford Jones, MD, treated a man who was trapped in a gold mine for three days at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., according to Daily News.
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FundamentalVR partnered with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic to jointly develop surgical virtual reality simulation and education products.
Women's Choice Award released its list of the best hospitals in the nation for orthopedics.
Evalina Burger, MD, is a spine surgeon with the University of Colorado Spine Center in Aurora. She has served as vice chair of clinical affairs within the medical school's orthopedic department and will become chair of orthopedics, effective Nov. 1.
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded $1.5 million to Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health System for its research on immune systems' ability to prevent and treat osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament tears.
A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control assessed the rate of surgical site infection after spinal surgery.
Robert Korbyl, MD, of Red Deer-based Central Alberta Orthopedics in Canada, joined Alberta Medical Association's board of directors as its first orthopedic surgeon in 18 years, Red Deer Advocate reports.
Ann-Arbor-based University of Michigan's Biosciences Initiative will invest $45 million in nine research projects by the end of 2018, including the development of the Michigan Concussion Center.
Chicago-based Medical Sales College partnered with virtual reality surgical training technology company Osso VR, becoming the first medical device educational institution to offer the technology, according to a LinkedIn post.
Frank Petrigliano, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at UC Los Angeles.