Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health has added Robert Elvington, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons. Dr. Elvington provides treatment for orthopedic conditions including fractures, bursitis, carpal tunnel, rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability and tennis elbow, according to an Oct. 22…
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CustoMED, an AI-driven orthopedic platform, raised $6 million in funding in a seed round. The company utilizes AI and 3D printing to create orthopedic surgical tools and implants that are patient-specific, according to an Oct. 29 news release from CustoMED. …
Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has added 11 physicians to its staff. With the additions, HOI has more than 300 physicians on its staff, including more than 80 orthopedic specialists, according to an Oct. 27 news release from the organization. …
Florida has 26 hospitals included on Healthgrades’ Top 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery list, the most of any state. The 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards were published Oct. 28. The Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award recognizes hospitals that deliver superior patient…
As chair of orthopedics at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Mark Vrahas, MD, has spent his career building programs that balance excellence in education, clinical care and research. Today, he sees the field of orthopedics standing at a pivotal moment —…
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Oklahoma City-based OneCore Health received multiple five-star ratings from Healthgrades for outpatient care, including rotator cuff repair and back and neck surgery. Healthgrades, which evaluates hospitals based on patient outcomes such as complication and mortality rates, recognized OneCore Health among…
Continued improvements to robotic-assisted procedures and a new knee replacement technology are two of the emerging techniques that orthopedic surgeons are looking forward to implementing in the near future. These two orthopedic surgeons recently connected with Becker’s to share what…
Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho added two orthopedic practices, expanding its presence in Greensboro, N.C. The organization merged with Murphy Wainer Orthopedic Specialists and Guilford Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, collectively known as Southeastern Orthopaedic Specialists, according to an Oct. 27 news…
Zimmer Biomet earned the FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation for its iodine-treated total hip replacement system, according to an Oct. 28 news release. The iodine technology uses a controlled-release surface treatment into the iTaperloc complete and iG7 hip system to address…
John Fowler, MD, and Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PhD, performed successful surgery on Rickard Rakell, a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The left hand surgery was completed at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, according to an Oct. 26 news release from…