Aurora Spine, Inc. has named Doug Johnson to be its Regional Vice-President of Sales for the Eastern United States. Prior to joining Aurora Spine, Johnson served as the area vice president east/director of business development for Life Spine, Inc. In that position he led nine direct sales managers along with 28 agencies. He has also served in management roles for various spine and orthopedic companies such as TranS1, Inc., Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. and SomnoMed Inc. and has over 15 years of sales experience.
Doug Johnson Joins Aurora Spine
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“Doug Johnson’s experience as a seasoned medical sales executive, with a proven track record of success, will be a tremendous asset to Aurora Spine. We believe his background and extensive knowledge of the spine industry will allow him to make an immediate impact in this new role, ” said Mike Keegan, Aurora’s executive vice president of U.S. sales.
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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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