Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Outpatient care centers are the top-paying industry for orthopedic surgeons in the U.S., according to salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Phoenix-based Banner Health opened a $54 million sports medicine facility in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 16.

Dhurba Dhungana, MD, joined Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Tyrone, Pa., according to a May 17 report by Huntingdon Daily News.

Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute in Allentown, Pa., appointed Thomas Graham, MD, as its first physician in chief in April.

Keith Meister, MD, is set to operate on Kumar Rocker, a pitching prospect for the Texas Rangers.

Orthopedic surgeon David Newman, MD, joined St. Lawrence Health's Canton-Potsdam Hospital in Canton, N.Y.

Morganville, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics added Vishal Khatri, MD.

Here are four orthopedic organizations adding practices that Becker's has reported on since April 16: 

Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina has partnered with Calm Waters AI to integrate its evaluation and management coding artificial intelligence program.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill that allows sports team physicians licensed in another state to receive a temporary waiver in Kansas, according to a May 9 report by The Topeka Capital-Journal.