Orthopedic

Stryker board of directors member Allan Golston plans to retire from his post following 14 years with the company. 

In 2024, U.S. News & World Report debuted its first annual "Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" ranking, highlighting four different specialties, including orthopedics and spine. 

From streamlining patient communications to making tedious tasks more efficient, artificial intelligence has been a boon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, Michael Ast, MD, said.

West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare has added Thomas Harbert, MD, to its orthopedics and spine staff.

Golden, Colo.-based Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center has partnered with the Hurt! app, according to a Feb. 10 LinkedIn post.

Mobile-based Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic is closing April 11, according to a Feb. 7 report from NBC affiliate 15 News.

VMG Health's "ASCs in 2024: A Year in Review," report, published in February, highlights the top 10 most common procedures performed in the ASC setting in 2024. 

Two major health systems, New York City-based NYU Langone Health and Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health, capitalized on the large viewership for the 59th Super Bowl, by running notable advertisements. 

Greenwich, Conn.-based Spire Orthopedic Partners affiliate Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists has been named the exclusive orthopedic, athletic training and physical therapy partner for the Premier Lacrosse League and the Maybelline Women’s Lacrosse League.

Brian Cole, MD, of Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, earned the 2025 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons said Feb. 7.