Jared Ament, MD, recently joined Los Angeles-based Sierra Neuroscience Institute after completing his neurosurgery fellowship. His practice focuses on minimally invasive spine surgery, and he has a background in healthcare economics and cost-effectiveness.
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Harrisonburg, Va.-based North American Spine and Pain expanded its serves to Newark, Del., according to Delaware Business Now.
The spinal implants and surgical devices market is predicted to reach $21 billion by 2025, according to a Credence Research report.
A jury ruled Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital, orthopedic surgeon Easwaran Balasubramanian, MD, and postoperative care physician Frederick Nissley, DO, were liable in a $4.57 million malpractice case, according to The Temple News.
Zimmer Biomet's spine offerings have grown since the company acquired LDR, with the Mobi-C® Cervical Disc, and Medtech, with the ROSA® Robotic Surgical Assistant, in 2016.
Implementing a rapid recovery total joint arthroplasty protocol is safe and effective in a Veterans Affairs setting, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.
James L. Glazer, MD, joined Franconia, N.H.-based The Alpine Clinic, The Conway Daily Sun reports.
Michael R. Murray, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., appointed Xenco Medical's founder and CEO Jason Haider to the California Workforce Development Board.
Michael Fehlings, MD, PhD, led a research team at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto, Canada, to develop a strategy to restore breathing after traumatic spinal cord injury. Study findings are detailed Nature.