surgeons
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Sports Medicine
PrecisionOS Appoints Six Distinguished Orthopedic Surgeons Specializing in Sports Medicine to Clinical Advisory Board
From left to right: Olufemi Ayeni, M.D., F.R.C.S.C, Laurie Hiemstra, M.D, Amon T. Ferry, M.D, Karen M. Sutton, M.D., Alan…
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Recon
PrecisionOS Appoints Six Prominent Shoulder and Elbow Orthopedic Surgeons to Clinical Advisory Board
VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – PrecisionOS® has expanded its Clinical Advisory Board with the addition of six prominent orthopedic surgeons specializing…
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COVID-19
Docs hit with fewer malpractice suits as COVID lockdowns curtailed procedures
by Susan Kreimer | November 23, 2021 U.S. physicians saw a decline in malpractice lawsuits during the pandemic, likely the result of performing…
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Hospitals
Majority of surgeons in new survey warn of longer wait times, care delays if Medicare cuts go through
November 11, 2021 / by Robert King Most surgeons said in a recent survey that a series of Medicare reimbursement cuts…
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Spine
NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgeons Present Latest Clinical Findings & Research at AAOS 2021
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Experts from NYU Langone Orthopedics will present their latest clinical findings and research discoveries at…
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Financial
Surgeons Cash In on Stakes in Private Medical Device Companies
By Fred Schulte / August 10, 2021 Several orthopedic surgeons who invested in Renovis Surgical Technologies made big money when a…
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Regulatory
Injuries mount as sales reps for device makers cozy up to surgeons, even in operating rooms
August 9, 2021 / Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News Cristina Martinez’s spinal operation in Houston was expected to be routine.…
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Financial
Osso VR takes in $27M to train surgeons using simulations
by Heather Landi | July 7, 2021 A healthcare startup has attracted alums from Microsoft, Apple and George Lucas’ visual effects company to turn…
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Extremities
97% of Ortho Residents Have OR-Related Musculoskeletal Pain, Says Mayo Study
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Residents…their exposure to the contortions of the OR is limited, so they wouldn’t have musculoskeletal (MSP)…
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Regulatory
Elite Dallas spine surgeons get prison time for role in Forest Park hospital kickback scheme
March 18, 2021 / By Kevin Krause Updated with the remaining sentencings They were talented and successful surgeons who helped pioneer…
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Extremities
Plumbers’ Advantage Over Orthopedic Surgeons: THEIR Pay Isn’t Declining
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. You would think with all of the stress due to amped up regulations and complexity in…
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Sports Medicine
Nemours Children’s Health Orthopedic Surgeons Write New Textbook on Telemedicine in Orthopedics
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Now that we know telemedicine is here to stay, it’s helpful to have reliable sources of…
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PrecisionOS Hosts World-Leading Hip Surgeons for the First Live Virtual Surgery Webinar in Collaboration with the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and CONMED
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VNM USA reports that PrecisionOS, pioneers of the Surgical Mastery Platform™, announced its partnership with the Arthroscopy Association of North…
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Robotics
Drs. Alex Vaccaro, Charles Fisher: The State of the Spine
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. What happens when two spine surgeons go over their peers’ work with surgical precision? Ideally, more…
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Spine
Top-Trained Spine Surgeons Advise on CentersforArtificialDisc.com When to Consider Artificial Disc Replacement in 2021
DENVER, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — If you’ve been told you have a herniated disc, you probably have also been told you…
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