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Sports medicine, shoulder and elbow surgeon Brian Davis, MD, and joint replacement surgeon Adam Holzmeister, MD, are joining BoulderCentre for Orthopedics and Spine in Colorado.
Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health has opened two new orthopedic and neurology clinics, including Harnett Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Harnett Health Neurology, both based in Dunn, N.C., according to an Aug. 29 report from CityView.
Missoula (Mont.) Bone, Joint and Surgery Center added a new orthopedic trauma surgeon, Richard Myers, MD, to provide severe injury treatment that was previously only available out of state, according to an Aug. 29 report from Bitterroot Star.
Albert Wong, MD, of Los Angeles-based DOCS Health completed the second endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion on the West Coast.
Carrell Clinic in Dallas added two surgeons to its team — Tyler Youngman, MD, and Holt Cutler, MD.
Ben Mayo, MD, joined Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedics Spine and Pain Specialists in Troy, Mich., the practice said Aug. 30.
Smaller orthopedic practices may want to explore partnering with a hospital, but it should be done carefully, according to Bruce Prager, MD.
Here are two robotics milestones Becker's has reported on since Aug 2:
A whistleblower lawsuit from Hooman Melamed, MD, alleging Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. compromised patient care will go to arbitration.