Christopher P. Ames, MD (University of California San Francisco Medical Center). Dr. Ames is director of spinal tumor and spinal deformity surgery at UCSF Medical Center. He also serves as co-director of the Neurospinal Disorders Program and the UCSF SpineCenter.…
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Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD (Beaumont Orthopaedic Center, Royal Oak, Mich.). Dr. Fischgrund is the chief of orthopedic surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and health system chairman of orthopedic surgery. He has spent 21 years on the faculty and serves…
Jens R. Chapman, MD (UW Medicine Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle). Dr. Chapman is the Hansjoerg Wyss Endowed Chair in the department of orthopedics and adjunct professor in the department of neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He…
William H. Dillin, MD (Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles). Dr. Dillin is a spine surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Spine Center, a multidisciplinary center dedicated to spine disease. He is a member of several professional…
Ian I.T. Armstrong, MD, is the medical director of Los Angeles-based Southern California Spine Institute. He is also an attending staff neurosurgeon at Center for Ambulatory Surgery and Treatment in Westwood, Calif.; Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles; and St. Johns…
Medtronic acquired Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation for around $200 million in an all-cash transaction.
Thomas J. Errico, MD (Hospital for Joint Disease, New York City). Dr. Errico is chief of the division of spine surgery at New York University and The Hospital for Joint Diseases. He is also a full professor of both orthopedic…
An article recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examined whether surgeon experience had an impact on outcomes for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction.
The National Football League medical professionals are partnering with their counterparts in FIFA for better identification, management and treatment in athletes with concussions, according to a Times Free Press report.
Amedica named B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, chairman of its board of directors.