Author: Sophie Eydis

Advanced Orthopedics New England has added walk-in orthopedic urgent care services at its Bloomfield, Conn., location. The clinic offers same-day evaluations and treatment for musculoskeletal issues, including sprains, fractures, joint pain and sports injuries, according to a Jan. 29 news…

Modern medicine likes clean categories. Herniated disc. Cervical stenosis. Postoperative recovery. For insurers, those labels make care predictable, measurable and easier to price. For patients, however, that black-and-white approach often misses the mark, said Jeffrey Wang, MD, who sees its…

The Longevity Centers of America in West Palm Beach, Fla., has introduced NanoScope needle arthroscopy to expand its orthopedic and regenerative medicine services.  The minimally invasive system uses a needle-sized camera to provide real-time, in-joint visualization without surgical incisions or…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in New York City has named Nassir Mansour, MD, as chief of neurosurgery, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Mansour most recently served as chief of neurosurgery at New York City-based Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. He previously led…

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons awarded a total of $98,500 through its 2025 Board of Specialty Societies Research Support Fund. Two investigators will receive funding for research focused on improving musculoskeletal care. Kenneth Urish, MD, PhD, of the Musculoskeletal…

Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates has added Michael Henry, MD, as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in trauma and acute orthopedic care, according to a Jan. 27 Linkedin post.  Dr. Henry has over 20 years of experience across Canada, the United States…

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has completed three targeted muscle reinnervation surgeries in the past year for pediatric patients with traumatic upper extremity amputations. The surgeries were performed by orthopedic surgeon Erin Meisel, MD, at the hospital’s Jackie and Gene Autry…

Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush had 21 physicians named to Castle Connolly’s 2026 “Top Doctors” list.  Castle Connolly Top Doctors represent the top 7% of practicing physicians in the U.S. Honorees are nominated by their peers and vetted by a…

Slocum-Dickson Medical Group in New Hartford, N.Y., has begun offering the Jiffy Knee procedure, a minimally invasive approach to total knee replacement. John Sullivan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with the group, is the first and only physician in New York…

In reconstruction, the question is not whether a limb can be saved. It is whether the life attached to it can be lived. L. Scott Levin, MD, chair emeritus of orthopedic surgery and professor of plastic surgery at Philadelphia-based Penn…