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ASC spine surgery: 10 observations for 2022
Spine surgery is becoming more prominent at ASCs as minimally invasive technologies advance and payers are more willing to reimburse for spine surgery in the outpatient setting. Ten observations on outpatient spine surgery this year: 1. More than 190 ASCs in the U.S. offer minimally invasive spine surgery, which has seen a significant increase in the … Read More
How spine surgery will evolve in 2022: 6 trends to watch
In the last decade, minimally invasive technologies have made it possible to perform many spine surgeries previously done in the hospital with overnight stays in the outpatient setting. More recently, advances in techniques and surgical technologies are changing how surgeons approach spine procedures, with robotics, endoscopy and augmented reality technologies anticipated to play a … Read More
10 Spine Surgeons to Know
Kenan Aksu, DO. Premier Orthopaedics (Exton, Pa.). Dr. Aksu was the first surgeon in his county to perform a Charite disc replacement surgery. Along with spine surgery, he treats joint conditions and fractures. Ronald Childs, MD. OrthoVirginia (Fairfax). Dr. Childs served in the U.S. Army and worked in a private practice before becoming OrthoVirginia’s first spine surgeon. He’s … Read More
Hoag Opens Dedicated Center for Researching, Developing and Implementing XR
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, the medical services provider in Orange County, California, USA, has opened a new center dedicated to the application of extended reality (XR) technology in healthcare. The Hoag Center for Advanced Visualization and Immersive Therapeutics, located inside Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Newport Beach campus, is a testament to the potential … Read More
Christina Applegate Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
Photo courtesy: The New York Times Dr. Yasir Jassam, a board-certified neurologist at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, CA. Award-winning actress Christina Applegate revealed on social media that she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going,” wrote Applegate in a tweet. Multiple … Read More
Hoag joins Scripps for Zoom Lifeguard Education Conference
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian & Scripps Health will be presenting the virtual 2021 Southern California Lifeguard Education Conference which will include presentations by California’s best lifeguards and medical professionals. The conference is planned for Wednesday, July 14 from 7-9 p.m. via Zoom. Presentation topics include: –Ed Vodrazka, California S.P.P.O. Lifeguard – Retired will serve as Master … Read More
Hoag Neurosciences Seeks Patients In Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial
Hoag Hospital’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute is enrolling patients in a Phase III clinical trial, TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2, which investigates the efficacy and safety of an investigational treatment aimed at the early symptom phase of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The investigational treatment targets and removes deposited amyloid plaque, which is one of the two signature markers of … Read More
Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Selected to Participate in Study of Pioneering Surgical Epilepsy Treatment
For nearly 50 years, there were few options for patients who suffer from medication-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy. The most effective procedure was temporal lobectomy, a highly invasive surgery that involves removing a large section of the brain and can result in loss of vision, speech, memory, and neurocognitive abilities. The SLATE clinical trial will study … Read More
Hoag to Participate in Groundbreaking Study Aiming to Help Prevent Memory Loss Due to Alzheimer’s Disease
Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute has started recruiting volunteers for a study testing an investigational treatment that aims to help prevent the earliest stages of memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Eisai Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo), the AHEAD Study is the … Read More
20 Hospitals, Health Systems Adding Robotics in Q1
Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that added spine and orthopedic robots in the first quarter: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. To add a center to this list, please contact Carly Behm at cbehm@beckershealthcare.com. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute became the first West Coast hospital to use Medtronic’s Mazor … Read More