Neurosurgeon Michael Fromke, MD, led Miami-based HCA Florida Kendall Hospital’s first robot-assisted transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. The surgery was done at the L4 to L5 level with the hospital’s newly added robot for spinal and cranial procedures, according to an…
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Spine surgeon Daniel Park, MD, completed the first U.S. case using Kuros Biosciences’ MagnetOs minimally invasive surgery delivery system, according to an Aug. 5 news release. MagnetOs MIS, a bone graft delivery system, was cleared by the FDA in May.…
Of the top 50 hospitals ranked for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, 21 are in the Northeast. Here are the top hospitals for orthopedics in the Northeast and their rankings. 1. Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City) 2.…
Joe Congeni, MD, a leader in the pediatric sports medicine field, retired Aug. 1. Dr. Congeni practiced for more than four decades, including nearly 40 years as director of sports medicine at Akron Children’s Hospital, according to a July 19…
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health’s Pain Management Center in Dyer (Ind.) is now offering the Via Disc NP procedure for patients with chronic low back pain caused by spinal disc degeneration, according to an Aug. 4 Northwest Indiana Business Magazine report. …
Frisco, Colo.-based Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery sent a notice of a recent security incident. On Aug. 6, 2024, the practice learned of suspicious activity in its email environment, prompting an investigation which determined that an unauthorized third party accessed…
Across the board, cardiology groups are battling administrative complexity, revenue stress and EHR limitations and current models aren’t keeping up. New numbers show nearly half of independent practices are exploring new affiliations and affiliated groups are frustrated by tech gaps…
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The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has presented the $10,000 Frank and JoAnne Noyes Award of Excellence to honor collaborative research that advances the health, fitness and injury prevention of female athletes. The award will recognize projects involving physician-scientist…
There are recent changes to medical school training that have one orthopedic surgeon worried about the potential future of the orthopedic and musculoskeletal fields. Schools moving away from cadaver labs, the overflow of research publications on residency applications and the…
Brian Badman, MD, a board-certified, fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon at Muncie-based Central Indiana Orthopedics, has performed Indiana’s first augmented reality-assisted shoulder replacement using the ARVIS shoulder system. The procedure was completed July 28 at the practice’s outpatient surgery center in Fishers,…