Waconia, Minn.-based Ridgeview has added Robert Brenner, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Brenner is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in operative and non-operative care of spinal conditions, according to a Feb. 27 news release from Ridgeview. In addition, Dr. Brenner…
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Orthopedic surgeons, like many specialists, play a number of roles both inside and outside of work, all while trying to strike a balance between work and life as well. Not surprisingly, the question of how to handle certain career obstacles…
Oswego Health Medical Practice added Raman Dhawan, MD, according to a March 14 announcement in Oswego County Today. Dr. Dhawan specializes in spine and orthopedic surgery and has more than 18 years of experience in the field. He will work…
From findings about GLP-1s to spine surgery costs, Becker’s reported on nine key studies in spine and orthopedics since Feb. 13. 1. A study of cervical disc replacements in The Spine Journal found that hospital size, geographic region, and specific…
Four people were hospitalized after a gas leak that temporarily closed Middlesex (Conn.) Orthopedic & Spine Associates, WSFB reported March 14. The practice’s location on Saybrook Road in Middleton, Conn., was closed temporarily after an evacuation March 14, according to…
The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Austin, Texas, earns $911,700, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $378,250 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the…
In February, E. Scott Paxton, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics, became the first surgeon in the state to perform a partial shoulder replacement using Stryker’s Tornier pyrocarbon humeral head. The pyrocarbon material offers several advantages…
MultiCare’s Orthopedics Northwest clinic in Yakima, Wash., is temporarily closed following “a catastrophic power failure.” The power outage occurred on the morning of March 13 following an alleged act of “vandalism” to a “critical” piece of the system’s power equipment,…
Roee Ber, MD, performed the first case with the ExcelsiusHub in New York, Globus Medical said in a March 14 LinkedIn post. ExcelsiusHub is used for navigation and can be paired with Excelsius3D for intraoperative imaging. Dr. Ber is a…
Lumbar spinal fusion has been a mainstay in spine surgery. Here six things to know about the procedure in 2025: 1. Lumbar spinal fusions are among the most common lumbar spine procedures done from 2015 to 2023, according to the…