Across the nation, non-essential businesses have closed or transitioned to remote work while hospitals and surgical centers have canceled elective procedures to avoid further spreading the coronavirus and devote resources to treating COVID-19 patients.

Daniel Yoshor, MD, was recently appointed chair of the department of neurosurgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Atlanta-based Georgia Spine and Orthopaedics has been ahead of the telemedicine trend after implementing the technology one year ago.

Huntley, Ill.-based Life Spine teamed with Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Gizmo Medical on March 23 to produce surgical masks and gowns to meet the growing demand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alan Hilibrand, MD, is vice chairman for academic affairs and faculty development for the department of orthopedic surgery and co-director of spine surgery at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia.

Neurosurgeon Brian Gantwerker, MD, has been in private practice for nine years as president and CEO of The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles in Santa Monica and Encino, Calif. 

Adam Anz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. 

The Western Society of Engineers recently recognized orthopedic surgeon Richard Berger, MD, with the 2020 Washington Award for his contributions to joint replacement.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery recently named spine surgeon Frank Schwab, MD, vice chair of the HSS Innovation Institute.

Todd Lanman, MD, is founder of Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Spine surgeon Dwight Tyndall, MD, has practiced with Orthopaedic Specialists of Northwest Indiana in Munster for the past 21 years.

Spine surgeon Anthony Yeung, MD, recently retired from Phoenix-based Desert Institute Spine Care, where his son Chris Yeung, MD, is spearheading the practice.

Scott Boden, MD, is a spine surgeon and chair of the department of orthopedics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Jeffrey Wang, MD, is co-director of the USC Spine Center at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles and completed his term as president of the North American Spine Society last year.

Kevin Pauza, MD, is an interventional spine specialist and founding partner and principal of Texas Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler.

Andrew Hecht, MD, is chief of spine surgery at New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Health System and professor of orthopedic and neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and Icahn School of Medicine.

Michael Rohmiller, MD, is a dual fellowship-trained spine surgeon with Cincinnati-based Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

Jonathan Gottlieb, MD, is a spine surgeon at the Minimally Invasive Spine Center of South Florida in Miami and a former assistant professor in the department of orthopedics at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

John Berry-Candelario, MD, is director of spine and spine oncology at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester and medical director of the hospital's spine center.

William Hozack, MD, of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics, was recently appointed medical director of ValueHealth, a privately-held digital healthcare partner.