Orthopedic

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health has added Christa Wentt, MD, to its orthopedics team.

Michael Piver, the new vice president of orthopedics at Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is keen on communication and collaboration.

Two New Jersey-based orthopedic surgeons have partnered with a national initiative to give patients the gift of knee replacements for the holidays. 

Here are five orthopedic and spine surgeons who have operated on professional athletes, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 4:

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics is looking for its third CEO within four years, it shared with Becker's in a Dec. 16 press release. 

Robert Anderson, MD, is set to perform arthroscopic ankle injury on Maxx Crosby, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, on Dec. 16, according to a report from espn.com.

Hospitals and clinics are still seeing shortages of saline solution following damage to Baxter International's North Carolina facility earlier in the year. 

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Mercy Hospital Southeast has extended its orthopedic and sports medicine partnership with Southeast Missouri State University, according to a Dec. 16 report from CBS affiliate KFVS.

The spine and orthopedic community is remembering several surgeons who died in 2024. 

Zimmer Biomet earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its OsseoFit stemless shoulder replacement system, the company said Dec. 13.