Highridge Medical entered a distribution agreement with SMAIO, a France-based medtech company, according to a Sept. 24 news release. Under the partnership, Highridge’s surgeon customers will get access to SMAIO’s full spinal realignment planning capabilities and can use the technologies…
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PainTEQ named Mike Sherman, a spine and orthopedic medtech leader, to its board of directors, according to a Sept. 24 news release. Mr. Sherman has more than 30 years of experience at companies including Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Smith and…
There are a number of misconceptions when it comes to reimbursements in the orthopedic space, including surgeons’ actual take-home pay and the way that it is determined. According to surgeons in the field, a large majority of what is on…
Although no spine innovation may become completely obsolete, some technologies won’t be needed as often over time, Vladimir Sinkov, MD, said. Dr. Sinkov, of Las Vegas-based Sinkov Spine, shared the technology and techniques that are most likely to be less…
Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Brain and Spine has added orthopedic spine surgeon Farah Musharbash, MD, to its team. His clinical focus includes minimally invasive endoscopic techniques, motion-preserving procedures, complex scoliosis and deformity correction, and robotic navigation. He will see patients across…
Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center has opened Emory Ortho Now, an urgent care orthopedic clinic. The new clinic will have Saturday and weeknight walk-in appointments with sudden injuries, according to a Sept. 23 news release from Emory University. Emory Ortho…
Here are spine surgeons adding Orthofix’s 7D Flash navigation system in 2025. Note: This isn’t an exhaustive list. 1. Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health added 7D Flash navigation, and Raymond Tien, MD, was the first surgeon to use it. 2.…
Hannibal (Mo.) Regional has added Branislav Behan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, to its team of specialists. Dr. Behan brings more than 25 years of experience in orthopedic surgery, with expertise in sports medicine, joint replacement and complex trauma. He previously…
Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Health’s Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine has added Josue Diaz Ordaz, MD. Dr. Diaz Ordaz is a neurosurgeon with clinical expertise in degenerative and traumatic spinal disorders, traumatic brain injury, brain and spinal tumors, trigeminal neuralgia…
Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Center is acquiring Lewiston Orthopedics, part of Lewiston, Idaho-based Catalyst Medical Group. Until the transition is completed, which is expected to be in late 2025, the organizations will continue to operate independently, according to…