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In early December, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health became the first system in New York state to offer the Teligen spine surgical system, in a procedure led by Daniel Sciubba, MD, senior vice president of neurosurgery at Northwell and co-executive director of the Northwell Spine Institute based in New Hyde Park, N.Y.
Sanford Health takes ownership of Black Hills Orthopedic and …
Nov 14, 2024 · Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is becoming the parent company of Black Hills Surgical Hospital and Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center, and those entities will transition to nonprofit status, the health system said.
Former Rothman CEO remembered for authenticity, being 'loved …
Sep 20, 2024 · Mike West, who led Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, for 22 years died Sept. 16 at age 65. Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Rothman, spoke with Mr. West on the morning he died and said the former CEO was laughing and looking forward to spending time with his family and going on a trip to Europe.
The 150 best spine surgeons in America, per Newsweek - Becker's …
Jun 20, 2024 · Newsweek has released its annual list of the 150 best spine surgeons in the U.S. for 2024.. Newsweek compiled the ranking of surgeons using Medicare data that evaluated a quality-of-care rating by peers of each spine surgeon and a consideration of their American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery certifications.. The 150 leading spine surgeons recognized represent the 20 states with the highest ...
A framework for evaluating new spine tech
Nov 21, 2024 · Four key elements have helped Justin Scheer, MD, of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, assess the value of new spine innovations in a growing landscape.
8 spine, orthopedic studies to know
Nov 22, 2024 · From disc replacement to Ozempic, Becker's reported on eight key spine and orthopedic studies since Oct. 28. 1. Radiologists were able to reach "nearly perfect" diagnoses for lumbar spine MRIs if they get patent-reported symptom information, according to an Oct. 29 study in Radiology.The single-center study involved 240 participants who did pre-MRI symptom questionnaires between May 2022 and ...
3 spine patient verdicts in 2024
Nov 18, 2024 · Becker's reported on three multimillion-dollar verdicts in favor of spine patients in 2024.. 1. A jury awarded a Texas man, who was left a paraplegic after spine surgery, $6.2 million, according to his lawyers.Mark Silver, MD, performed an elective lumbar spine procedure for Bill Proctor in 2018, the law offices of Laird & McCloskey said in a Feb. 29 news release.
Orthopedic devices earning FDA approval in 90 days
Oct 21, 2024 · Here are six orthopedic devices and technologies that have received FDA clearance since July 23, as reported by Becker's.. 1. Naples, Fla.-based Catalyst OrthoSciences received FDA 501(k) clearance for its Catalyst Fracture Shoulder System.. 2.
Zimmer Biomet in Q3: 5 updates - beckersspine.com
Oct 2, 2024 · From advancing its total joint implants to seeking new acquisitions, Zimmer Biomet had a busy third quarter. Five notes: 1. Zimmer Biomet signed a definitive agreement to acquire OrthoGrid Systems. The acquisition includes Hip AI and two more FDA-cleared orthopedic applications and more than 40 patents.
Medtronic Launches KYPHON Express Curette
Oct 7, 2010 · Medtronic has launched the KYPHON Express curette for scraping or scoring bone in the spine, which is used during treatment of vertebral compression fractures with minimally invasive KYPHON balloon kyphoplasty, according to a company news release.