Thomas McLeer, formerly general manager of Spinal Operations for Pioneer Surgical, has accepted the post of Senior Vice President of U.S. Commercial Operations for Alphatec Spine. In this post McLeer will be responsible for U.S. Sales and Marketing, Alphatec Spine’s Biologics Division and Research and Development. He will report to Les Cross, Alphatec’s chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Tom McLeer Joins Alphatec Spine

“We are pleased to have Tom join the Alphatec Spine team at this critical juncture of our growth, ” said Cross. “Tom’s appointment is an important next step for the company and its transformation into a market-driven and customer-focused organization. Integrating the teams from our U.S. commercial operations under a single point of leadership strengthens the company’s ability to deliver a continuous flow of successful new products that offer the latest in technology and deliver real value to surgeons, hospitals and patients. We look forward to Tom’s contributions to help Alphatec Spine achieve its growth objectives.”
Other posts held by McLeer include vice president of sales and marketing for Archus Orthopedics where he was responsible for creating a global strategy focused on growth and development for a newly created spinal implant segment. He also held executive-level positions at Spinal Concepts, Inc., Interpore Cross, Inc., and Zimmer, Inc.

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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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