The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society has named Sheldon Lin, MD, as its next president. In the role, Dr. Lin will focus efforts on growing interest in the profession of foot and ankle surgery with residents and medical students,…
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Orlando-based Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida created the Nemours Children’s International Limb Correction Center and added Shawn Standard, MD, as chief of the center. Jason Malone, DO, will serve as assistant director of the center, according to a Sept. 16 news…
Zwade Marshall, MD, an anesthesiologist and interventional pain management specialist was named to Legacy Education’s board of directors, according to a Sept. 16 news release. Dr. Marshall is the co-founder and CEO of Doc2Doc Lending and is chief medical officer…
Nearly 300 staff members from Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates’ seven Charlotte, N.C.-area clinics will join Charlotte-based Atrium Health on Oct. 1. Atrium and CNSA have collaborated for years. The move formalizes that partnership into what leaders say will be…
Venkat Sethuraman, MD, of Dallas-based Medical City Spine Hospital is the first in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to use Carlsmed’s aprevo implant, according to a Sept. 15 LinkedIn post. Dr. Sethuraman partnered with Contigo Surgical Solutions to bring aprevo to…
Highridge Medical entered an exclusive distribution agreement for the PathKeeper navigation system in the U.S., according to a Sept. 16 news release. PathKeeper uses 3D optical tracking and artificial intelligence-enhanced imaging for complex spine surgery and reduces radiation exposure. “We…
Two physicians of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic have filed a lawsuit Sept. 12 against Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, its nonprofit foundation and affiliated outpatient surgical facilities. Orthopedic surgeons Daniel Kharrazi, MD, and Ronald Kvitne, MD, allege that Cedar-Sinai prioritized…
Consolidation and private equity have found their way into almost every healthcare specialty and niche, including orthopedics. There are differing views on the overall impact of consolidation in orthopedics, as some feel as though it can harm physician autonomy. On…
Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics has added Richard Puzzitiello, MD, to its staff. Dr. Puzzitiello is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the surgical treatment of the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee, according to a news release from Coastal Orthopedics shared…
