The Orthopedic Center at Easton (Md.) has temporarily closed after a vendor issued a recall affecting the facility’s MRI machine, according to an Oct. 22 Star Democrat report. The center, a partner of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, shut…
Author: Sophie Eydis
The following surgeons lead departments at hospitals ranked in the top 10 for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-26, following a previous look at the leaders of the top-five programs. UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) U.S.…
The FDA has cleared two magnesium-based bone graft substitutes from Bone Solutions, for pediatric use in patients 6 years and older. The products, Mg Osteocrete and Mg Osteoinject, are designed to treat bone voids or defects resulting from trauma, tumors…
When Frank Noyes, MD, looks back on his career, he doesn’t just see surgeries or research papers. He sees thousands of young athletes — particularly female athletes — whose futures depended on whether their injuries could be prevented. Dr. Noyes,…
Fifteen years ago, Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics, first thought value-based care might finally bring reason to healthcare spending. By moving appropriate orthopedic cases from large hospitals to ambulatory centers, he and his colleagues saved millions…
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As demand for musculoskeletal care accelerates, orthopedic programs are under pressure to train more specialists, use data effectively and deliver higher-value care. Joseph Zuckerman, MD, chair of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City, has led one…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and fitness company Peloton have launched a collaboration to create expert-backed content for joint and muscle injury prevention and recovery. The partnership introduces Peloton classes designed with HSS clinicians to target musculoskeletal concerns,…
As the nation’s population grows older, orthopedic programs are rethinking how to deliver safer, more efficient care that supports independence and long-term outcomes. At Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Stephen Kates, MD, chair of orthopedics, is leading that…
Orthopedic surgeons say some of their greatest lessons have come not from textbooks or mentors, but from their patients. From communication and compassion to precision, teamwork and recovery psychology, here’s how patients have reshaped how leading physicians approach surgery and…
As orthopedic programs balance innovation, value and patient outcomes, few areas have advanced as quickly as foot and ankle surgery. Ettore Vulcano, MD, chief of Columbia University’s division of orthopedics at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla., is…