From new leadership appointments to reshaping industry culture, here are orthopedic surgeons in the headlines from the past week:
- Martin O’Malley, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, performed surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon sustained by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo.
- St. Louis-based Orthopedic Care Partners Management and Joint Health, doing business as Motion Orthopedics, filed a breach of contract petition on April 6 in St. Louis County Circuit Court against George Paletta, MD, alleging he owes the practices more than $317,000 in outstanding invoices related to the selling of his practice.
- Lisa Lattanza, MD, became chair of orthopedics and rehabilitation at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine connected with Becker’s to talk about the missing puzzle piece for orthopedic programs’ success.
- A number of surgeons weighed in on the changes that they want to see in how musculoskeletal care is delivered.
- Pediatric hand surgeon Scott Kozin, MD, was named chief medical officer for Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children’s.
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