Author: Claire Wallace

Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics has launched a digital care app, OptimNOW, to give patients direct access to orthopedic care 24 hours a day, according to an Oct. 1 report from Grice Connect.

Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has completed the world’s first all-plastic total ankle replacement surgery, according to an Oct. 1 report from The Moco Show.

Freehold, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics is adding foot and ankle specialist Michael Thomas, DPM, at its Middletown, N.J., practice. 

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has performed the first Corin Apollo robotic knee replacement on the West Coast. 

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While orthopedic surgery remains one of the most male-dominated medical specialties, a team of leaders at Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare is trying to change that, according to a Sept. 29 report from Fox 9 Minneapolis.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and Westport, Conn.-based Stamford Health have cut the ribbon on a 10,000-square-foot regional outpatient center in Westport.

Omaha-based OrthoNebraska has added Ajoy Jana, MD, to its team, according to a Sept. 27 report from Omaha.com.

Freehold, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics has opened its seventh location in Middletown, N.J. 

Somers Point, N.J.-based Shore Physicians Group has added orthopedic surgeon John Avallone, DO, to its division of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, according to a Sept. 27 report from Downbeach.com.