Here are 20 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.
Orthopedic surgeon Christopher E. Birch, MD, joined Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Alta Orthopaedics.
Orthopedic surgeons Corey Jackson, DO, and Thai Trinh, MD, joined Zainesville, Ohio-based Genesis Orthopedic Group.
Daniel Hoeffel, MD, a private practice orthopedic surgeon based in St. Paul, Minn., discussed enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and where patient optimization is headed in the future.
Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Medical Center welcomed orthopedic surgeons Stephen G. Reichard, MD, and Michael R. Morris, MD.
Steven Blackwood, MD, joined Oxford (Miss.) Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.
Benjamin T. Bjerke, MD, of Boulder (Colo.) Centre for Orthopedics, completed a medical mission with the Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine Orthopaedic Hospital in Ghana, Africa, to provide care to children with spine-related conditions.
Orthopedic surgeon John W. Shimkus, MD, 65, passed away.
Michael Hromanik, MD, joined Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System.
Orthopedic surgeon John Begly, MD, joined Berlin-based Central Vermont Medical Center.
A New Jersey judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit between orthopedic surgeon Cary Glastein, MD, and Aetna for the insurer's failure to reimburse the surgeon $209,000.
A jury ruled Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital, orthopedic surgeon Easwaran Balasubramanian, MD, and postoperative care physician Frederick Nissley, DO, were liable in a $4.57 million malpractice case.
On top of a federal investigation into its heart center over unsterile instruments, Detroit Medical Center confirmed orthopedic surgeon Hussein Darwiche, MD, and a surgery team discovered a dirty instrument tray before it entered the operating room.
Orthopedic surgeons Jonathan Cotton, MD, Taruna Madhav Crawford, MD, Joshua Miller, MD, Jessica Shin, MD, and Andrew Toftoy, MD, joined Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare's new $5 million orthopedic facility, Riverside Orthopedic Specialists in Bourbonnais, Ill.
Orthopedic surgeon Daniel Larose, MD, spoke with Becker's Spine Review about orthopedic practice growth and the shift to outpatient care.