Author: Patsy Newitt

There are currently 22,965 orthopedic surgeons in the US, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare. 

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Stephen Wilson, MD, agreed to pay $342,750 to resolve allegations that he accepted illegal kickbacks from Brookhaven Specialty Pharmacy, according to a Feb. 15 news release from the U.S. attorney's office. 

Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic added Stryker's Mako Smart Robotics system, the clinic said Jan. 12. 

CMS reduced the number of indirect compensation agreements subject to Stark Law referral and billing prohibitions in its Nov. 2 clarification of indirect compensation arrangements , according to a JDSupra report by Matthew Westbrook, an attorney specializing in healthcare regulatory…

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush has opened its seventh location in Joliet, Ill., the company said Oct. 29. 

Twin Cities Community Hospital, a Tenet Health Central Coast hospital in Templeton, Calif., has been designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ for hip and knee replacements, Atascadero News reported Oct. 26. 

The American College of Surgeons named Winston-Salem, N.C.-based vascular surgeon Julie Freischlag, MD, as president, the organization said Oct. 22. 

Atrium Health and Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine, both based in Charlotte, N.C., are teaming up to advance spine care delivery, the company said Oct. 18. 

Steven Shin, MD, will perform hand surgery on boxer Ryan Garcia Oct. 18 at the Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center, according to Big Fight Weekend. 

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute opened a walk-in clinic in Arlington Heights, Ill., the company announced Sept. 13.