Author: Sophie Eydis

Keyser, W.Va.-based Potomac Valley Hospital has expanded its orthopedic services to include total ankle replacement surgery. The procedures will be performed by Sherif Dabash, MD, who joined the hospital in 2023, according to an Oct. 13 system news release.  He…

Centinel Spine received FDA premarket approval Oct. 14 for two-level use of its prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK cervical disc replacement devices.  The decision is based on a 480-patient clinical study conducted at 31 U.S. sites — the…

Clay Center, Kan.-based Clay County Medical Center will expand orthopedic services through a new partnership with Manhattan, Kan.-based Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center.  Beginning in November, the orthopedic team will see patients at Clay Center Family Physicians. The hospital’s first…

As federal and commercial payers expand bundled and risk-based payment models, orthopedic practices are adapting to new expectations around cost, quality and care coordination. Orthopedics has long been at the forefront of these payment shifts, particularly in joint replacement. Federal…

Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center has added Andrew Bae, DO, to its Wilson Physician Practices group. Dr. Bae is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacements. He has advanced training in total hip replacement using the minimally invasive…

The next generation of orthopedic surgeons will enter a rapidly changing field shaped by technology, new care models and evolving patient expectations. Beyond clinical mastery, tomorrow’s surgeons will need skills that help them lead, adapt and sustain their practice. Question:…

Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics has added D.J. Vanden Berge, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, to its medical team. Dr. Berge provides both surgical and nonsurgical treatment for a range of musculoskeletal conditions, with…

Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, has added Samer Al-Humadi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in upper extremity and sports medicine care, to its medical staff. Dr. Al-Humadi will provide advanced treatment for shoulder, elbow, wrist…

Innovaccer, a healthcare AI company, has partnered with Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates to streamline the practice’s referral and scheduling operations using AI-powered automation. The collaboration enables the southwest Washington orthopedic group — which includes more than 50 providers across multiple…

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health is rethinking how orthopedic care can succeed under value-based, as well as risk-based, payment models. Eric Makhni, MD, is a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon and senior clinical advisor for the Center for Patient Reported Outcome Measures…