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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leading provider of non-fusion "surgeon-centric" spinal implant and medical device technologies, announces the hire of one of the spine industry's leading visionaries, practitioners, and clinical authorities, Hallett Mathews, MD, MBA.
Dr. Mathews has joined the Company as its Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, with global responsibility for all medical education initiatives, surgeon/faculty training functionalities, and is tasked with the strategic management of the Company's clinical, compliance and regulatory policies, as they relate to its worldwide product portfolio of spine medical devices.
Dr. Mathews is a board certified orthopedic spinal surgeon who practiced spinal surgery for 22 years. He is considered a pioneering and innovative spine surgeon, national surgeon educator, society leader, researcher, and patient advocate, and is recognized by his peers as a pioneer of minimally invasive spine surgery. Dr. Mathews was recruited from clinical practice by Medtronic Spine and Biologics in 2005 to become their Vice President of Medical Affairs, and later served within the capacity of Vice President of Clinical Affairs, ultimately becoming Chief Medical Officer. Prior to joining Medtronic, he was President of MidAtlantic Spine Specialists in Richmond and Williamsburg, VA, where he owned and practiced in a private multi-disciplinary spine surgery practice. Also, prior to joining Medtronic, Dr. Mathews was an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic and Neurologic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
Dr. Mathews stated "Paradigm Spine as an organization represents true comparative effectiveness research and innovation that strives to help patients, physicians and key stakeholders understand the need to improve quality and patient outcomes in spine care. Over the last 20 years, there have been few, if any, prospective, randomized control
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