Jeremy Damron, frontman for the heavy metal band Volcano, has undergone a posterior lumbar implant fusion at Tristate Neurosurgical Associates in Owensboro, Ky., according to a Feb. 21 report from Vice.
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Liberal, Kan.-based Southwest Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Firas Kawtharani, MD, has added minimally invasive anterior hip replacements to its roster of procedures.
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Bethlehem, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute is adding orthopedic and podiatric surgeon Christopher Bibbo, DO, and orthopedic surgeon Daniel Farber, MD, to its team in March.
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Globus Medical saw a strong 2024 with multiple new product launches and more innovation is on the way, President and CEO Dan Scavilla said in a Feb. 20 earnings call.
Audubon (Iowa) County Memorial Hospital and Clinics added Thomas Crowe, MD, to its ACMH Outpatient Specialty Clinic, according to a Feb. 18 news release.
Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Hatef, MD, had his medical license suspended after performing "unnecessary operations" on three patients, two of whom died, The Columbus Dispatch reported Feb. 20.
Globus Medical saw fourth quarter net sales grow 6.6% year over year, and full year sales leapt 60.6%, according to financial results posted Feb. 20.