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COVID-19
First Katrina, Now COVID19: The Louisiana State University Perspective
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 3, 2020 Louisiana has famously weathered many storms. The psyche of the city of…
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COVID-19
Hospitals redeploy specialists to COVID-19 front lines
March 30, 2020 / Tara Bannow and Maria Castellucci What used to be the heart team at Manhattan’s Mount Sinai…
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Regulatory
U.S. Attorney Sues Malden Spinal Device Company
March 5, 2020 / By Alex Newman, Patch Staff MALDEN, MA — The U.S. Attorney’s office has filed a civil health…
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Spine
Mount Sinai Surgeons Perform First Surgery in New York City Using FDA-Approved Spinal Tethering Device
(New York, NY – January 27, 2020) – Mount Sinai surgeons have performed the first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New…
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Want to Lead Others? Know Thyself
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 9, 2020 Have all the best leaders undergone psychotherapy? Perhaps…or at the very least…
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Senior Surgeons’ Advice to Young Surgeons
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 31, 2019 Much like the timeless advice in Robert Fulghum’s book, All I Really…
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Spine
Inspired Spine has released an innovative study presenting the use of Porcine Cadavers as an Alternative to Human Cadavers for Teaching Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
BURNSVILLE, Minn., Dec. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Inspired Spine has released an innovative study presenting the use of Porcine Cadavers as an Alternative…
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Alan Hilibrand, M.D. on the AAOS Strategic Plan
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 12, 2019 Alan Hilibrand, M.D., M.B.A Alan Hilibrand, M.D., M.B.A., vice chairman of academic…
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Neuro
Highly-Regarded Specialists in Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Join Forces with Top Orthopaedic Practice
NEW YORK, NY, DECEMBER 11, 2019—Rothman Orthopaedic Institute , an internationally-recognized leader in orthopaedic care, is pleased to announce the…
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Alex Vaccaro, M.D. on Patient Expectations
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 5, 2019 Sometimes, reality is overrated. If you are a 47-year old with chronic…
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Orthopedic Surgeons: Insist on Private Rooms for TJA Patients!
By Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 27, 2019 While virtually any patient would prefer a private hospital room as opposed…
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Michael Ciccotti, MD Talks Shifting Winds in Sports Medicine Education
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 7, 2019 “The tree that does not bend with the wind will be broken…
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Dissatisfied Patients=Surgeons Sent for Counseling?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 6, 2019 There’s nothing that says, “Power to the People” like the chance to…
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Extremities
HSS Names Steve Lee, MD, new Chief of Hand, and Ernest Sink, MD, new Chief of Hip Preservation
NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), ranked No. 1 in the nation for Orthopedics for the past…
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Insurers Throwing Ethical Wrench in Spine Care?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 24, 2019 You spot a young man on the ground, holding his neck and…
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