Brett Brodnax, Executive Chairman of United Surgical Partners International, joined OrthAlign’s board of directors, according to a May 7 news release. Mr. Brodnax has more than 30 years of industry ...

Spine and Sports Medicine are planning to open an ASC in Amherst, N.Y., WGRZ, a partner of Buffalo Business First, reported May 7. Corine Cicchetti, MD, and Michael Cicchetti, MD, filed plans with the ...

Newport Beach, Fla.-based DISC Surgery Center plans to open its first Florida ASC in West Palm Beach later in 2025. DISC and its parent company, TriasMD, is working with spine surgeon Jason Cuellar, ...

Liability laws and risks of malpractice litigation can sometimes lead spine surgeons to make decisions that increase the total cost of care or affect patient access. Here is how three surgeons ...

Peter Millett, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Luke Hughes, a defenseman for the New Jersey Devils. The procedure was performed at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., according to a May 5 news ...

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic health system has opened Guthrie Montrose (Pa.) Orthopedics on the campus of Endless Mountains Health Systems, according to a May 6 report from CBS affiliate WBNG. The ...

Phoenix-based Banner Health’s foundation has received a $1 million donation from respective NBA and WNBA teams, the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury, according to a May 6 report from the ...

Orthopedic surgeon Juan Toribio, MD, and VisAR augmented-reality navigation co-inventor Wendell Gibby, MD, have performed the first-ever immersive 3D spinal surgery using augmented reality guidance ...

Zimmer Biomet’s ROSA knee robot has been used in 350,000 cases since it launched, and it is the No. 2 player in the U.S., CEO Ivan Tornos said in a May 5 earnings call. Now the company is eyeing the ...

St. Peter’s Orthopedics, a new practice of Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, has added Imran Ahktar, DO, to its staff.  Dr. Ahktar is an orthopedic surgeon ...

Orthopedic surgeon and practice founder Don Vowell, MD, has died at 85, according to a May 6 report from the Sentinel-Record. Dr. Vowell, originally from Jonesboro, Ark., died in Hot Springs, Ark., on ...

Norwich, Conn.-based Backus Hospital has earned a gold seal of approval from The Joint Commission for spine surgery, according to a May 6 report from The Bulletin. The certification is part of a ...