The San Antonio Spurs have tapped orthopedic surgeon Leah Brown, MD, to serve as the team’s new head of orthopedics. Dr. Brown will join the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the official provider for the NBA…
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Five orthopedic surgeons who previously worked at Franciscan Physician Network in Hammond, Ind., will begin providing care at Carmel, Ind.-based Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics on May 1. Forté currently has five locations across the state and will expand its…
Physicians at Bridgewater, N.J.-based Joint Replacement Institute completed their 1,000th outpatient joint replacement. The milestone comes less than two years after the surgery center began operating, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The Joint Replacement Institute is part…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health Physician Group has appointed Edward Perez, MD, as chief of orthopedics and orthopedic trauma. Dr. Perez is an orthopedic trauma surgeon with more than 20 years of experience, according to an April 30 news release. …
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is adding in-office procedures for carpal tunnel and trigger finger, according to an April 28 report from ABC4. In-office procedures allow hand patients to receive localized anesthesia, often leaving the office within 20 minutes. Due…
Springfield, Mass.-based Mercy Medical Center has added Relievant Medsystems’ Intracept spine procedure, according to an April 30 report from MassLive. Intracept is a minimally invasive procedure for chronic vertebrogenic low back pain that has been used on more than 15,000…
Birmingham, Ala.-based Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center has earned unanimous city council approval to renovate a former department store space in Homewood, Ala., according to an April 29 report from Fox affiliate WBRC. The former Brookwood Village shopping center…
Certificate of need laws, which require special approval from state governments to expand or build new facilities, can pose challenges for patient access. Here’s how CON laws, or the lack thereof, affect spine surgeons in two regions of the U.S.…
Indiana University Orthopaedics in Indianapolis named Bryan Saltzman, MD, as head of the sports medicine division. Dr. Saltzman specializes in complex knee, shoulder and elbow injuries, according to an April 30 news release shared with Becker’s. He joined IU Health…
Centinel Spine, a global medical device company, reported a 33% increase in year-over-year revenue during the first quarter of 2025. The company, which specializes in total disc replacement, released its first quarter financial report April 29. Six notes on the…