Orthopedic

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health added Patrick McGregor, MD, to its orthopedics staff.

Brian Schulz, MD, performed knee surgery on Brock McGinn, a winger for the Anaheim Ducks, in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has tapped Patrick Whitlock, MD, PhD, as director of hip preservation in the department of orthopaedics and as an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's.

Here are three NFL teams that have acquired new orthopedic partners in the last year: 

Leawood, Kan.-based Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute, the area's only orthopedic speciality hospital, is marking 25 years of patient care. 

OrthoPediatrics and Thrive Orthopedics inked a distribution agreement to bring more bracing products to the U.S., according to a Jan. 22 news release. 

John Sperling, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic performed the first cases with Zimmer Biomet's OsseoFit stemless shoulder system.

As all physicians are heading into 2025 battling nationwide shortages and ongoing reimbursement cuts, here are five numbers that are scaring orthopedic surgeons right now:

Oklahoma City-based McBride Orthopedic Hospital has added Jeffrey Belisle, MD, to its staff, according to a Jan. 21 report from The Record Journal.

Philadelphia-based Drexel University has selected a university-affiliated orthopedic medical device startup to receive support from its innovation fund.