Bryan Springer, MD, doesn’t see innovation and value-based care as separate goals. To him, they’re the same conversation — and the future of orthopedic surgery depends on how well healthcare leaders ...

Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Orthopedic Center has added Scott Brandon, MD, to its staff.  Dr. Brandon is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and upper extremity procedures, according to a ...

Keith Meister, MD, performed elbow surgery on Yu Darvish, a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Dr. Meister performed a UCL repair surgery with an internal brace on Mr. Darvish’s right elbow, according ...

PracticeCore, a management service organization focused exclusively on spine, neurosurgery and brain care, has launched, according to a Nov. 5 news release. The MSO offers revenue cycle management ...

Moving spine surgery to the ASC brings a wealth of advantages including cost savings, but there are some prominent challenges to migration. Five spine surgeons discuss the roadblocks. Ask Spine ...

When people think about spine surgery, their minds usually go straight to the operating room: the surgeon suiting up and washing up, the high-tech equipment, the delicate work of repairing what’s ...

Christopher Michel, MD, joined The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics’ Parkway Division in Hagerstown, Md. Dr. Michel is a spine surgeon with training in minimally invasive and complex spine care, ...

Augurex’s Spinestat diagnostic test earned the FDA’s breakthrough device designation. Spinestate is a 14-3-3eta autoantibody multiplex immunoassay test for diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis, ...

Spine surgeon Tenner Guillaume, MD, of St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children’s Hospital, was appointed to SMAIO’s scientific advisory board, according to a Nov. 3 news release. Dr. Guillaume ...

Constance Chu, MD, believes the next revolution in orthopedics will happen before the first incision is ever made. A professor and vice chair of research in orthopedic surgery at Stanford (Calif.) ...

Astura Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance for the Masada Sacral-Alar-Iliac system, the medtech company said in a Nov. 3 LinkedIn post. The system is designed for sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion ...

Few surgeons have had both the battlefield and the operating room shape their philosophy of care quite like Benjamin “Kyle” Potter, MD. Chair of orthopedic surgery at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine ...