Stephen Kates, MD, a leader with Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, was named president of the American Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Kates will lead AOA initiatives in leadership development and issues facing orthopedics, according to a May 21 news…
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Bettendorf, Iowa-based ORA Orthopedics added a Planmed XFI Cone-beam CT Scanner, a weight-bearing imaging system. The practice is the first in the U.S. to offer the technology, according to a May 19 news release. The system captures images while patients…
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton is expected to have season-ending elbow surgery to repair damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, ESPN reported April 7. The surgery, which is yet to be scheduled, is expected to be…
Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health is using IntelliJoint HIP technology during hip replacement procedures performed by orthopedic surgeon Anthony D’Abarno, DO. The technology provides real-time data during surgery to help surgeons position hip implants more accurately and make adjustments based on…
Surgeons at Baltimore-based MedStar Union Memorial Hospital collectively surpassed 1,000 robot-assisted spine surgeries since 2021, according to an April 7 news release. Paul Asdourian, MD; Bradley Moatz, MD, and Zan Naseer, MD, are among the surgeons who use the spine…
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A Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health-led research team advanced a regenerative osteoarthritis treatment program to its next development phase after meeting preclinical goals under the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s “Novel Innovations for Tissue Regeneration in Osteoarthritis” initiative. The effort…
Jessica Lopez-Liggett was named commercial state plan president for Anthem’s Indiana business in February, coming at a time when employers nationally are contending with the highest increase in benefits costs in at least a decade. Now about a month in,…
Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion saw stronger outcomes when supplemented with a circumferential cervical fusion using an investigational posterior cervical stabilization system, a study in Spine found. Five things to know: 1. The multicenter study, published in the September…
Orthopedic surgeons have the highest average starting salary of 20 top-recruited specialties, according to AMN Health’s 2025 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report. Four notes: 1. The average starting salary for orthopedic surgeons is $576,000. Although the…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery will use Abridge, an artificial intelligence company for orthopedic documentation, according to a July 24 news release. Abridge’s AI can detect care setting, specialty and language to create clinical documentation in real time.…