Frank Phillips, MD, has been a proponent of minimally invasive spine surgery for decades and is director of minimally invasive spine surgery at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago. Dr. Phillips has been a leader in minimally invasive spine surgery…
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Paradromics, a neurotech startup based in Austin, Texas, has implanted its first brain-computer interface in a human, according to a June 2 report from CNBC. Physicians at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan implanted the interface in a patient who was…
Jackson, Wyo.-based system St. John’s Health has become a majority owner of Teton Sports & Spine Imaging, also based in Jackson, according to a May 31 report from Jackson Hole News & Guide. Teton Sports provides MRI and CT scans.…
The 71st Fortune 500 ranks America’s largest companies by 2024 fiscal year revenue, with the newest list, including 12 companies specializing in medical facilities, seven health insurance and managed care companies and several healthcare tech, supply and pharmaceutical companies. Of…
Vishal Mehta, MD, serves as president and managing partner of Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute in Geneva, Ill. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopic procedures of the shoulder, knee and hip, cartilage restoration and shoulder…
Ortho MA has opened a walk-in orthopedic urgent care clinic in Westfield, Mass. The facility will be open seven days a week, offering evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries; fracture care, including casting and splinting; joint injections for pain relief…
Tifton, Ga.-based Southwell Medical’s surgery center in Adel, Ga., has become the first hospital in the state to be accredited as a center of excellence in orthopedic surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation, according to a June 2 report from…
Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is opening a practice in Hunter’s Creek, Fla. The new location has four physicians, 15 exam rooms, a walk-in clinic and will open in July, according to a June 2 news release shared with…
All criminal charges against Kingsley Chin, MD, and his company SpineFrontier were dismissed. The move stems from a 2016 case after three whistleblowers triggered a civil inquiry into Dr. Chin and the company, and that matter was resolved in November…
The overall rate of private practice ownership continues to decline, but most orthopedic surgeons continue to work in independent settings, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Report. Orthopedic surgery has one of the highest percentages of private…