... within 30 days of their initial procedure.   3. Ten patients died within 30 days after spine surgery.   4. The patients who had longer operative times — more than 180 minutes — were more likely ...04 April 2017

Orthopedic surgeon Richard E. Polly, MD, died on March 26, 2017, according to The Sabetha Herald. Here are five things to know:   1. Dr. Polly completed a traveling fellowship to the eight major ...31 March 2017

... and Education Foundation President David G. Lewallen, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reflected on OREF's success over the past year.   Michael Joseph Cavoto, MD, died from cancer on March ...17 March 2017

Michael Joseph Cavoto, MD, died from cancer on March 9, 2017, according to indianagazette.com. The orthopedic surgeon had been fighting cancer for four years, and passed away in Austin, Texas.   ...16 March 2017

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wrote a review on the book by late Stanford neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, MD, which he labeled "amazing," on gatesnotes. Dr. Kalanithi died after a battle with metastatic ...09 March 2017

Stephen Teal, MD, has died, according to Corvallis Gazette Times. Here are three things to know:     1. Dr. Teal was an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician.   2. He opened a private ...22 February 2017

... his error when viewing X-rays after the surgery. He notified the patient and performed a corrective surgery, fusing the correct level. The patient later died from causes unrelated to the spine surgery. ...22 February 2017

... & Nephew:   1. Smith & Nephew's history started in 1856, when Thomas James Smith opened a pharmacy in Hull, England. When Mr. Smith died in 1896, his nephew, Horatio Nelson took over the business. As ...20 February 2017

... for his actions during surgery, according to a WFAA report. Each of the six charges were related to patients who died or were "scarred for life" as a result of their procedure, according to WFAA. 5. ...15 February 2017

... in Bennington welcomed , to its orthopedic practice,   David Stevens, MD, a retired Kentucky-based surgeon, died at 87 years old on Feb. 6, 2017.   Seth S. Leopold, MD, is editor-in-chief of Clinical ...10 February 2017

David Stevens, MD, died at 87 years old on Feb. 6, 2017, according to Lexington Herald Leader. In private practice for two decades and chief of staff at Shriners Hospital for Children, headquartered ...08 February 2017

Here are four spine surgeons who were in the news this past week. On Jan. 30, 2017, a Boston jury determined that the concurrent surgery schedule of former Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital ...03 February 2017

University College London has reported that George Raisman, PhD, famous for his role in helping a paralyzed man regain the ability to walk, has passed away. Here are five things to know:   1. Dr. ...02 February 2017

The first neurosurgeon to serve the Cape Girardeau, Mo., community, Dr. Yong Kie Kim died at the age of 81 on Jan. 28, 2017, according to a Southeast Missourian article. Dr. Kim came to Saint Francis ...02 February 2017

... 44 arthroplasties had been performed in 29 SOT recipients whose average age was 54.8 years old.   4. No recipients died in between the operation and follow-up.   5. However, 48 percent of THA patients ...31 January 2017

... is worth $100 million, according to the Gazette-Review.    2. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Russin dies following plane crash Orthopedic surgeon Michael Russin, MD, died when a plane he was piloting ...30 December 2016

... Brooke Parker, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports. Here's what you need to know. 1. Ms. Parker died in a car crash Nov. 7, 2016. 2. The bracelets will raise funds for a scholarship in Ms. Parker' ...10 November 2016

... enrolled an initial 12 patients, but two died from unrelated complications and two were eliminated due to screening errors. Of the eight implanted patients, the fifth just achieved AIS grade improvement, ...21 October 2016

... heart devices are equipped with batteries that are running out sooner than projected.   4. The FDA said two people have died in cases related to the devices after the devices could not deliver the ...20 October 2016

Longtime orthopedic surgeon and former mayor of Swarthmore County in Connecticut Charles D. Hummer Jr., MD, died Oct. 11, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Here's what you need to know.   1. Dr. ...17 October 2016