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At an average of $543,000 per year, orthopedic surgeons lead the physician pay scale in 2025 — but pay fell 3% year over year, signaling the specialty’s longheld lead may be beginning to recede.  A key factor is Medicare’s 2.83%…

Norman Waldrop, MD, performed foot surgery on Joe Burrow, a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a Sept. 19 report from The Cincinnati Enquirer. The surgery was to repair a Grade 3 turf toe injury that Mr. Burrow suffered…

Jaclyn Konopka, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction, has joined Middletown, Conn.-based Middlesex Orthopedic & Spine Associates. Dr. Konopka focuses on complex primary and revision hip and knee replacement surgeries, including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures. She also…

Spine innovations will reshape the landscape, but not necessarily make things completely obsolete, Xiaofei (Sophie) Zhou, MD, said. Dr. Zhou, of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, shared her insights on what’s ahead in the spinal tech landscape. Question: What’s a spine technique…

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health added spinal neurosurgeon Miranda Hayworth, MD, according to a Sept. 23 news release. Dr. Hayworth will work at Florence Neurosurgery and Spine at McLeod. Her specialties include minimally invasive spine surgery, cranial and spinal trauma and…

Bettendorf, Iowa-based ORA Orthopedics will end its orthopedic emergency and trauma coverage at MercyOne Genesis East Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, and MercyOne Genesis Illini Hospital in Silvis, Ill., effective Dec. 18, 2025. The orthopedic group cited differences in “values” following…