Spine

Healthgrades recognizes 100 hospitals each year with its America's 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery award, but a select group has landed on the list three years in a row.

Vijay Yanamadala, MD, was named chief medical officer of Sword Health, a virtual musculoskeletal care platform.

A spine surgeon who previously practiced in Ohio has been ordered to pay nearly $13 million to two women on whom he allegedly performed unnecessary procedures.

Here are five spine practices to know:

Neurosurgeon Steven Vanni, DO, was named chief of medical staff at HCA Florida University Hospital in Davie.

The artificial disc replacement industry, which accumulated almost $502 million in 2021 revenue, is projected to reach $1.1 billion by 2028, according to a report by Zion Market Research.

Spine surgeon J. Alex Sielatycki, MD, will join Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in Steamboat Springs, Colo., after his former mentor Clint Devin, MD, died Dec. 10 in a plane crash, the Steamboat Pilot & Today reported Feb. 5.

The sacroiliac joint fusion market is expected to grow rapidly in the next seven years, according to market analysts at Calibre Research.

In the last decade, minimally invasive technologies have made it possible to perform many spine surgeries previously done in the hospital with overnight stays in the outpatient setting.

Medtech company Mocingbird named its co-founder Ian Madom, MD, as CEO.