Author: Ariana Portalatin

Chad Dugas, MD, became the first physician along the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast to implant the Synergy Megatron coronary stent.

Iterative Scopes has appointed Richard Kho, PhD, as COO and Murali Gopal, MD, as senior vice president of evidence generation and partnerships, the gastroenterology-focused artificial intelligence software company said Oct. 13.

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Nvision Eye Centers has acquired a majority interest in Los Angeles-based East West Eye Institute, Vision Monday reported Oct. 12.

A medical office building in Chesterfield, Mo., housing the Pepose Vision Institute and MidAmerica Surgery Center has been acquired by Bain Capital Real Estate and Evergreen Medical Properties, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Oct. 11.

Twenty-two percent of physicians are considering leaving their profession for nonclinical careers, according to Medscape's Physician Nonclinical Careers Report 2021.

An orthopedic surgeon in Texas performed his procedure using the CORI surgical system, according to an Oct. 12 LinkedIn post.

Fidmi Medical, an Israeli medical device company, has completed a $2.2 million financing round and commercially launched its percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy device in the U.S., the company said Oct. 11.

Big Rapids-based West Michigan Surgery Center has added spinal cord stimulation for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy, the ASC said Oct. 11.

Indianapolis-based Eye Surgeons of Indiana recently added the Williamson Eye Institute in Lafayette, Ind., to its network.

A group of international researchers have created an artificial intelligence system that provides heightened detection of retinal diseases, ZDNet.com reported Oct. 11.