Author: Claire Wallace

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health has opened a new sports medicine location at USA Health Providence Hospital in West Mobile, according to a June 20 report from WKRG. 

Hafiz Kassam, MD, a shoulder surgeon affiliated with Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute, has completed the first robotic-assisted reverse shoulder arthroplasty in California. 

Wisconsin was recently named the best state for physicians to practice in 2024 by Medscape, which considered factors including malpractice insurance premiums, compensation, cost of living, physician density, physician burnout rates and the percentage of insured residents. 

Globus Medical has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ExcelsiusFlex orthopedics robot, according to a June 17 website posting from the agency.

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Orthopedic and Spine Center has opened an outpatient facility in West Nyack, N.Y., according to a June 19 report from the Rockland County Business Journal.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Legacy Pain and Spine Specialists is opening a treatment facility in a new medical office building, according to a June 19 report from the Birmingham Business Journal.

Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health is relocating its orthopedic and sports medicine practice, effective July 1, according to a June 19 report from The Republic.

Virtual orthopedic care company Upswing Health has partnered with Hinge Health, a company dedicated to changing how musculoskeletal conditions are prevented and treated. 

Here are six practices that have opened care facilities in June: 

Corey Jackson, MD, a surgeon at Zanesville, Ohio-based Genesis Orthopedic Center, has become the first surgeon to use the newest generation of ExactechGPS hardware and technology, according to a June 17 report from the Zanesville Times Recorder.