OrthoWorx CEO Bob Vitoux is stepping down to rejoin Ambassador Enterprises as its CFO, according to an April 28 news release. Mr. Vitoux joined OrthoWorx, a nonprofit supporting orthopedic development in Indiana, in 2022. He will depart on May 2,…
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The MSU Health Care at McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.) Outpatient Imaging Center has added musculoskeletal ultrasound technology. Toufic Jildeh, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who performs operations at the facility, uses the technology to assess soft tissues around joints and bones…
Globus Medical CEO Daniel Scavilla’s salary rose to $4.8 million in 2024, according to the company’s April 25 Securities and Exchange Commission proxy filing. Compensation packages for executives include salary, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, bonuses and…
Shriners Hospitals for Children has awarded Brian Grottkau, MD, the endowed chair in pediatric orthopedics. Dr. Grottkau is a professor of orthopedics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami Health System. He is…
Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedics has led a new study demonstrating use of chlorhexidine gluconate irrigation during total-shoulder arthroplasty can halve bacterial infection risk. The study found that irrigation can cut down on Cutibacterium acnes contamination rates, according to an April…
The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons has increased from $306,220 in 2021 up to $365,060 in 2024. Compensation for orthopedic surgeons increased year-over-year in 2022 and 2023, but decreased from 2023 to 2024. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released…
Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center is capitalizing on its growth and has its eyes on multistate expansion, founder Robert Bray, MD, told Becker’s. Within California, DISC has seen significant growth with new physicians and ASC locations opening in recent…
From product launches and milestones, here are five updates in orthobiologics since March 28. 1. Lenoss Medical’s OsteoPearl procedure reached its 150th case. OsteoPearl is an allograft designed to augment vertebral compression fractures. 2. Spine Wave released its Tempest demineralized…
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield established favorable coverage for Mainstay Medical Holdings’ Reactiv8 restorative neurostimulation for intractable chronic low back pain. Coverage went into effect on April 16, according to an April 28 news release. Under the policy Reactiv8…
Neal ElAttrache, MD, is set to perform shoulder surgery on Griffin Conine, an outfielder for the Miami Marlins, on April 29. The exact operation is not yet determined, but Dr. ElAttrache will repair Mr. Conine’s dislocated left shoulder, according to…