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As 2023 comes to a close and orthopedic and spine specialists, CEOs and administrators nationwide are setting their sights on 2024, there are a few key trends that the majority of industry professionals are focusing on. 

Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has opened a new Orlando-based medical pavilion, Orlando Health Medical Pavilion — Randal Park. 

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has successfully completed its first awake spinal surgery, led by Josiah Orina, MD, associate professor of neurological surgery, and Kevin Blaine, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology. 

While diversity in healthcare is improving, orthopedic and orthopedic spine surgery remain two of the least diverse specialties when it comes to positions held by women and people of color. 

Trinity Pilkington, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Bayhealth in Dover, Del., died at the age of 49 while attending a conference in Florida, according to a Dec. 18 report from Milford Live.

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