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Milestone Scientific Commences Sales of CompuFlo® Epidural Disposables within The Pain and Rehabilitation Medical Group in Torrance, California

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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ROSELAND, N.J., May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (NYSE:MLSS), a leading developer of computerized drug delivery systems that provide painless and precise injections, today announced that it has commenced sales of CompuFlo ® Epidural disposables into The Pain and Rehabilitation Medical Group in Torrance, California.

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  • ROSELAND, N.J., May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (NYSE:MLSS), a leading developer of computerized drug delivery systems that provide painless and precise injections, today announced that it has commenced sales of CompuFlo ® Epidural disposables into The Pain and Rehabilitation Medical Group in Torrance, California.
  • Dr. Proano initially conducted eight cases using the CompuFlo Epidural system, in which he reported 100% success.
  • The evaluation included Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) procedures within the lumbar, thoracic and cervical thoracic junction of the spine.
  • Dr. Proano also completed an advanced specialty fellowship in Interventional and Multidisciplinary Pain Management at UCLA Medical Center.

Surgalign To Collaborate with Dr. Alexander Vaccaro and Dr. Pierce Nunley to Advance HOLO™ AI Insights and its Artificial Intelligence Technologies

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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All of the parties involved are focused on using HOLO AI Insights with a goal to enhance clinical decision support and patient care through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

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  • All of the parties involved are focused on using HOLO AI Insights with a goal to enhance clinical decision support and patient care through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
  • HOLO AI Insights enables customers, partners, and clinical researchers to take advantage of the Company’s AI portfolio through a secure, highly scalable cloud platform for automated analysis of medical images.
  • Surgalign, in my opinion, is one of the most exciting given the groundbreaking work they are doing with artificial intelligence.
  • He is co-founder of The Spine Network (TSN), an organization dedicated to excellence and pioneering and integrating disruptive technologies, including AI, in Spine Research.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Scott Glickman, DO, FACOS, as a Most Trusted Healthcare Professional in the Medical Field for his contributions as a specialist at the Center for Neurosurgery Las Vegas

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Dr. Glickman is also board-certified in neurological surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.

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  • Dr. Glickman is also board-certified in neurological surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.
  • Dr. Glickman has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Osteopathic Medicine.
  • He is a founding member and managing partner at the Center for Neurosurgery Las Vegas, located at 6850 North Durango Drive, Suite 301, in Las Vegas, NV.
  • The doctor notes that The Center for Neurosurgery Las Vegas focuses on holistic, patient-centered care through osteopathic, allopathic, and integrative medicine.

Relievant Medsystems Announces Formal Coverage Recommendation from NASS for Basivertebral Nerve Ablation as a Treatment for Chronic Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Relievant Medsystems , a company dedicated to transforming the diagnosis and treatment of vertebrogenic pain, a type of chronic low back pain (CLBP), today announced that the North American Spine Society (NASS) issued a formal coverage recommendation supportive of basivertebral nerve (BVN) ablation for the treatment of chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Relievant Medsystems , a company dedicated to transforming the diagnosis and treatment of vertebrogenic pain, a type of chronic low back pain (CLBP), today announced that the North American Spine Society (NASS) issued a formal coverage recommendation supportive of basivertebral nerve (BVN) ablation for the treatment of chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.
  • The evidence-based coverage policy, titled “ Basivertebral Nerve Ablation, Defining Appropriate Coverage Positions ,” is intended to assist payers and society members by proactively defining appropriate coverage positions based on the effectiveness of BVN ablation as a treatment option.
  • The coverage recommendation references the clinically significant improvements in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) established through two prospective single-arm studies and the results of two Level 1 controlled trials.
  • Collectively, these guidelines support the efficacy of BVN ablation while also underscoring the value of the therapy to payers and patients.

Top-trained Spine Surgeons Provide Patient Guide for Artificial Disc Replacement in 2023

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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New research documents that with an artificial disc, you are preserving motion which lessens the stress on other disc levels.

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  • New research documents that with an artificial disc, you are preserving motion which lessens the stress on other disc levels.
  • Artificial disc surgery — also referred to as motion preservation surgery — has rapidly evolved with new FDA-approved artificial disc implants that replicate the rotation and shock absorption function of the healthy disc.
  • The Patient Guide also explains not everybody qualifies for an artificial disc.
  • "It takes extensive training and experience to implant an artificial disc or perform minimally invasive spine surgery, and a relatively small percent of spine surgeons are proficient in that.

Aymen H. Rashid, MD, is recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Friday, February 17, 2023
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UTICA, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aymen H. Rashid, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Distinguished Healthcare Provider for his contributions to the medical field.

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  • UTICA, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aymen H. Rashid, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Distinguished Healthcare Provider for his contributions to the medical field.
  • He completed residency in orthopedic surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and a fellowship in spine surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital.
  • Dr. Rashid practices at MVHS Orthopedic Group in Utica, NY and has more than 8 years of experience in the field.
  • He served as the Director of the Ortho Spine Center at Slocum Dickson Medical Group before moving to MVHS Orthopedic Group.

Dr. Kern Singh promoted to Associate Director, Division of Spine Surgery, Rush University Medical Center

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Kern Singh , an internationally known, minimally invasive, and endoscopic spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH , has been promoted to Associate Director of the Division of Spine Surgery at Rush University Medical Center.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Kern Singh , an internationally known, minimally invasive, and endoscopic spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH , has been promoted to Associate Director of the Division of Spine Surgery at Rush University Medical Center.
  • Dr. Singh has a worldwide reputation in minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal surgery.
  • Dr. Singh is listed in Becker's Orthopedic Spine and Pain Management as one of the nation's Top 100 spine surgeons and specialists.
  • A graduate of Jefferson Medical College, where he graduated summa cum laude, Dr. Singh completed his training at Emory University in a combined Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical spine fellowship.

DiscGenics Announces Positive Two-Year Clinical Data from Study of Discogenic Progenitor Cell Therapy for Degenerative Disc Disease

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DiscGenics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing regenerative cell-based therapies that alleviate pain and restore function in patients with degenerative diseases of the spine, today announced positive two-year clinical data from its first-in-human clinical study of IDCT (rebonuputemcel), an allogeneic discogenic progenitor cell therapy for lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD).

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DiscGenics, Inc. , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing regenerative cell-based therapies that alleviate pain and restore function in patients with degenerative diseases of the spine, today announced positive two-year clinical data from its first-in-human clinical study of IDCT (rebonuputemcel), an allogeneic discogenic progenitor cell therapy for lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD).
  • In the low dose IDCT group (3,000,000 cell/mL; n=20), there was a trend in improvement of clinical outcomes, though inconsistent.
  • The 60-subject study was designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of IDCT for the treatment of symptomatic lumbar degenerative disc disease versus vehicle and saline controls.
  • DiscGenics has submitted a full clinical study report to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT).

Dr. Ameer Ali Joins Physician Partners of America- Dallas, TX

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Friday, January 13, 2023
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DALLAS, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Physician Partners of America (PPOA) is pleased to announce that interventional pain management specialist Ameer Ali, M.D., has joined the company's North Dallas, Texas pain management practice. He began seeing patients on January 3 at the office, located at 7515 Greenville Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75231.

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  • DALLAS, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Physician Partners of America (PPOA) is pleased to announce that interventional pain management specialist Ameer Ali, M.D., has joined the company's North Dallas, Texas pain management practice.
  • He began seeing patients on January 3 at the office, located at 7515 Greenville Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75231.
  • Dr. Ameer Ali is a warm-hearted, board-certified, specialized Spine Care fellowship trained Interventional Pain Management Physician.
  • Dr. Ali enthusiastically focuses on providing superlative treatment which is of the essence for the appropriate management of these painful conditions.

Ronald C. Childs, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
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He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery in 1989 at Howard University Hospital.

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  • He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery in 1989 at Howard University Hospital.
  • Following his military service, he completed a spine surgery fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in 1993.
  • Dr. Childs provides surgical procedures for patients that range from the base of the skull to the sacrum.
  • He has continued that tradition with Adrienne L. Childs Ph.D , his wife of 37 years and their two children.