The popularity of value-based care is growing across healthcare, and orthopedic and spine care are no exceptions. 

A 93,386-square-foot medical building in Oak Brook, Ill., 99% leased to Rush University System for Health has sold, according to a Nov. 15 report from Boston Real Estate Times. 

Here are two spine and orthopedic industry leaders that are retiring that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 9:

James Voos, MD, performed surgery on Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb's anterior cruciate ligament.

Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care has added Douglass Weiss, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons.

Portland Trailblazers center Robert Williams, III, underwent knee surgery, the team said Nov. 13.

Shaker Heights, Ohio-based University Hospitals received a $20 million donation to establish a new sports medicine facility that will be led by James Voos, MD, according to Nov. 14 news release. 

Increased consolidation, ASCs and artificial intelligence will all play a role in how orthopedic care is delivered next year, according to Leesa Galatz, MD. 

Becker's reported on eight athletes who had spine or orthopedic surgery since October 1.

A team of surgeons at New York City-based NYU Langone Health performed the world's first total eye transplant, and technology from Johnson & Johnson's orthopedic company, DePuy Synthes, played a role. 

While reports from countries including Italy and the United Kingdom showed a dramatic decrease in the efficiency of orthopedic surgery operating rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Nov. 10 study published in the American Journal of Managed Care showed minimal changes in efficiency in U.S.-based operating rooms. 

Great orthopedic surgeons must also have great character.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Southeast Orthopedics Specialists is keeping a close eye on the trend of healthcare moving out of traditional settings and into the medical office building and ASC space, according to an Oct. 31 report from the Jacksonville Business Journal.

Ospitek named Mihir Patel, MD, as chief visionary officer, the company said in a Nov. 9 news release.

As orthopedic management organizations have continued to grow in 2023, Provident has broken down six major acquisitions that occurred in 2023 in its third quarter "Mergers and Acquisitions Update" report.

James Andrews, MD, will retire from his role as Auburn (Ala.) University football's orthopedic surgeon and medical director.

Meet the leaders of five of thelargest orthopedic groups in the U.S.: 

Rockport, Maine-based Pen Bay Medical Center has added Minal Cordeiro, MD, an anterior hip replacement specialist, to its team, according to a Nov. 9 report from the Courier-Gazette.

An orthopedic surgery team including Ignacio Garcia Fleury, MD, Maria Bozoghlian, MD, Joseph Buckwalter, MD, PhD, and Benjamin Miller, MD, performed the first carpal tunnel release procedure at the Iowa City Free Medical & Dental Clinic. 

Here are 42 orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices or added to their titles, as reported by Becker's since Oct. 2: