Shawn O'Driscoll, MD, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, has performed successful elbow surgery on English cricket player Graeme Swann, according to a NDTV Sports report.
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Stem cell research is slowly but surely gaining traction in the orthopedic community. Joseph Purita, MD, medical director of The Institute of Regenerative & Molecular Orthopedics in Boca Raton, Fla. and medical director of StemMD, began research in stem cell…
Lewis Yocum, MD, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, died at age 65 of liver cancer, according to a report by The Sacramento Bee.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Marcia A. Friesen, RN, BS, HIA, MHP, FAIHQ, FACHE, will give a presentation titled "Designing and Implementing High Performing Orthopedic Centers of Excellence."
The North American Spine Society has released a short documentary with a "behind-the-scenes" look at advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.
AmkaiSolutions has passed a recent Office of the National Coordinator mandated random audit of Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria.
Stefan Prada, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., discusses four current and emerging issues that are affecting spine surgeons.
Two recent Laser Spine Institute studies on lumbar spinal stenosis were published in recent editions of the Journal of Spine and Journal of Orthopaedics, according to Medical News Today.
Healthcare delivery in the United States is on the cusp of major change, and many experts believe how healthcare is provided and paid for will be significantly different in the next decade. Hopefully, the changes will result in higher quality…
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health announced that it has reduced postoperative complications for nearly 700 total knee replacement and total hip replacement patients by an average of 32 percent.