Daniel Choi, MD, serves as the owner of Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island in New York City. He is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, training at Chicago-based Northwestern University’s Feinberg School…
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Rachel Bratescu, MD, is a spine surgeon at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She joined the hospital in August 2024 after completing fellowships at NYU Langone Health and Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Bratescu is the first…
Aurora Spine saw revenues grow 10% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, according to financial results posted May 22. The company reported $4.42 million in revenue during the first quarter, largely due to more ASC and pain…
Dennis Smith, MD, who worked at Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates, died, the practice said in a May 21 LinkedIn post. The retired orthopedic surgeon joined Olympia Orthopaedic Associates in 2001 and specialized in arthritis, fracture care, joint replacement and general…
Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics will pay $1.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding a 2023 data breach, according to a May 22 report from The HIPAA Journal. In July 2024, Coastal Orthopedics confirmed that it faced a patient…
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized 12 hospitals as being in the top 5% of sports medicine research facilities…
An image identification and processing software platform for spine imaging, MSKai, has earned 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The software has been approved for use by physicians and radiologists during lumbar spine MRI analysis, according to a May 22 press…
It is no secret for physicians that a number of surgical procedures, especially in the musculoskeletal space, are moving to the outpatient setting. By 2028, 88% of spinal decompressions and laminectomies and 67% of cervical spinal fusions are expected to…
M. Craig McMains, MD, who launched Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy’s endoscopic spine program in 2023, has already reached 30 cases in 2025. Dr. McMains is on track to surpass the total number of endoscopic cases in 2023, 50, and remains the only…
Although some spine and orthopedic groups have embraced bundled payments, interventional pain physician Taif Mukhdomi, MD, is concerned about its long term effects and sustainability. Dr. Mukhdomi is speaking at Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC +…