Author: Claire Wallace

From professional golfers to baseball players, here are seven athletes who will miss or end their 2023 sports seasons early due to orthopedic injuries: 

Sonny Gill, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Vail, Colo.-based Steadman Clinic, has been appointed the head team physician for the U.S. men's and women's freestyle ski team. He will serve in the role through the 2026 Winter Olympic Games…

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has updated its three-year standards for orthopedic practices seeking an advanced orthopedic certification, according to an April 10 press release. 

Real estate investment trust Four Corners Property Trust has acquired a Midwest Orthopedic Network property in Wisconsin for $4.3 million. 

Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho is expanding its practice and opening a new location in Statesville, N.C., according to an April 10 report from Iredell Free News. 

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot created by research laboratory OpenAI, is now being used nationwide for a variety of functions, from aiding physicians to answering users' questions. 

From a Stryker executive to the founder of Globus Medical, eight Americans who earned their wealth from orthopedics- and spine-related ventures have been named to Forbes' annual "World's Billionaires List." 

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health appointed orthopedic surgeon and shoulder specialist Jonathan Braman, MD, as its chair and medical director of orthopedic services. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University has welcomed its first Black female neurosurgery resident, according to an April 10 report from Fox affiliate KTBC.

Here are five notable orthopedic and spine whistleblower lawsuits that Becker's has reported on since February 2022.