Alphatec CEO Patrick Miles earned about $6.2 million in total compensation, according to the company’s April 11 Securities and Exchange Commission proxy filing. The report includes compensation for five company executives. Compensation packages for executives include salary, stock and option…
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Spine surgeon Peter Miller, MD, PhD, has performed minimally invasive surgery for years, and in recent years, he’s adopted an approach to support patients beyond the operating room. Dr. Miller, of Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. spoke with Becker’s…
Dain Allred, MD, performed surgery on Javain Brown, a defender for Real Salt Lake, on April 16. The procedure was to repair Mr. Brown’s left anterior cruciate ligament, medial and lateral menisci, according to an April 16 news release from…
The Orthopedic Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has added MRI technology to its surgery center in Warsaw, Ind., according to an April 16 report from the Times Union Online. The hospital is an affiliate of the Lutheran Health Network. The…
Rikesh Patel, DO, is Cleveland-based University Hospitals’ new director of robotics for total joint replacement. Dr. Patel’s specialties include minimally invasive direct superior total hip replacement, muscle-sparing subvastus total knee replacement and partial knee replacement, according to an April 17…
Despite decreases in average annual salary, orthopedic surgeons remain as one of the highest-paying physician specialties and out earn other top-paying jobs outside of healthcare. Four notes: 1. Orthopedics is the highest-paid physician specialty, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report…
From leadership shuffles and product debuts, here are eight key updates from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since April 9. 1. Think Surgical’s TMINI robot was used in its first case with Maxx Orthopedics’ Freedom total knee implant. 2. Interim data…
Clinekt Health and Baldwin Bone & Joint in Daphne, Ala., partnered to bring the medtech company’s artificial intelligence tools to the practice. Baldwin Bone & Joint will use Clinekt’s proprietary AI platform, MedCheck, for patient risk scoring, according to an…
A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and spine surgery, according to surgeons. These six spine surgeons recently…
Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has earned accreditation from the Spina Bifida Association Clinic Care Partner program. OU Health is one of only 42 facilities in the nation with the accreditation, according to an April 16 news release…