Paul McAfee, MD, director of the Baltimore-based Scoliosis and Spine Center of Maryland, has spent four decades at the intersection of spine surgery and product development, helping develop and advise companies that collectively represent roughly $8 billion in exits. Now,…
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May 12, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Hanna Patterson
SVP, Employer Partner Services, Guild
Nicole Schell-Dreyer
Vice President Total Rewards, UCHealth
BJ Krech III
Associate Vice President, Talent Strategy, Rush University System for Health
Nahiem Rodriguez
Director, Learning and Talent Development, Main Line Health
Phil Kendzior
Vice President Workforce Development Programs, Baylor Scott & White Health
Cancer screening is evolving, and health systems are increasingly reassessing how to move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches. In this discussion, leaders will explore how organizations are approaching screening today and where more personalized strategies may strengthen early detection of potential concerns.…
May 21, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Saleem Chowdhry, MD
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Susan Eason, MA
Assistant Director, WVU Cancer Institute, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control; Program Director, West Virginia Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening, West Virginia University
Tom Beer, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Multi-Cancer Early Detection
Sharda Udassi, MD, FAAP, FISQua, CMQ, MHCM
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Since March 25, there have been two key developments in lawsuits involving spine medtech companies. 1. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Medtronic can’t be sued by a man who alleged the company’s spinal cord…
Spine surgeon Franklin Lee, DO, joined the practice of Marc Agulnick MD, Dr. Lee said in an April 3 email to Becker’s. Dr. Lee joined Dr. Agulnick’s practice in Garden City, N.Y., in March, according to his LinkedIn profile. Dr.…
Orthopedic medtech company restor3d has completed a full commercial launch of its stemmed total ankle replacement system. The Aeros Modular Stem System includes the first modular stem tibial implant designed to be implanted entirely through a standard anterior incision, according…
For committed surgeons, what defines success extends beyond the goings-on of the operating room. While technical precision still matters, outcomes are increasingly being measured by how quickly patients resume their lives as normal, how they feel and whether their expectations…
On April 1, the University of California, San Francisco Health’s department of orthopedic surgery appointed Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD, to three positions: chief of orthopedic spine surgery, co-director of the UCSF Spine Center and UCSF system medical director of value-based…
The center of orthopedic care is shifting, and faster than many expected. For Leo Spector, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and CEO of OrthoCarolina, the move away from hospitals and into ambulatory and office-based settings represents one of the most significant…