Minimally invasive spine surgery keeps redefining itself — not just through new technique, but through new arguments about what “minimally invasive” should even mean. In 2026, that tension is playing ...

For most of my career, the spine patients I saw all told a similar story: pain for a prolonged period of time, multiple primary care visits and too many over-the-counter remedies. Out of options, they ...

The metric that changes a practice rarely shows up in a daily report. For three orthopedic surgeons, it was something they started tracking themselves — a wait time, an outcome score, a range of ...

Tulsa-based Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma has added Maddie O’Sullivan, MD, a rheumatologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatologic and inflammatory conditions. Dr. O’Sullivan ...

Gerald Kadis, MD, a neurosurgeon who practiced at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga., for 46 years, died Sept. 16 following an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 80. Dr. Kadis ...

A spine surgeon can decide a fusion, disc replacement or decompression is the right operation. That does not always mean the case will move forward as planned. Across recent Becker’s reporting, spine ...

Smith+Nephew received FDA 510(k) clearance for its LANDMARK Total Knee System and completed the first surgical case using the knee replacement technology. The LANDMARK Knee is designed for total knee ...

Hospital and Portsmouth, N.H.-based Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine signed an affiliation agreement to expand orthopedic services in the region, according to a Sept. 22 Foster’s Daily Democrat ...

When Christopher Tomaras, MD, a neurosurgeon and owner of Alpharetta, Ga.-based Axion Spine & Neurosurgery, began practicing in Atlanta in 1998, hospital employment was barely part of the physician ...

For Micah Richardson, MD, the case for private practice in joint replacement comes down to control — over where she operates, how her practice runs, and how it responds as CMS reimbursement grows more ...

Health Medical Practice is adding podiatry services through its Center for Orthopedic Care, with Brandon Adrian, DPM, joining the program. Dr. Adrian will begin seeing patients Oct. 1, according to a ...

Saqib Hasan, MD, has been practicing endoscopic spine surgery for nearly a decade, and he’s grown tired of a particular conversation. It’s the one where someone points to a study showing no ...