Anil Thomas, MD, of Alpharetta, Ga.-based Peachtree Orthopedics, completed the state's first artificial intelligence-assisted surgery.
Orthopedic
Here are 16 orthopedic surgeons who joined new hospitals and health systems in October, as reported by Becker's:
Ryan Cox, MD, joined Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y., as an assistant professor.
John Kunkel, DO, who treats patients at UPMC Williamsport (Pa.) is going to begin seeing patients at UPMC Orthopaedic Care in Wellsboro, Pa., according to a Nov. 4 report from NorthCentralPA.com.
On Nov. 1, CMS finalized the 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule, finalizing a 2.83% physician pay cut.
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Exactech received 510(k) clearance for its Truliant Porous Tibial Tray, a 3D tibial knee implant.
Miami (Ohio) University has partnered with TriHealth and Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine to become the official sports medicine providers for Miami Athletics.
The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Seattle earns $1,026,800, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $378,250 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have named Anna Noel Miller, MD, as chair of the department of orthopedics.
Kirk Kindsfater, MD, will lead The Joint Replacement Center of Northern Colorado at Banner Health in Fort Collins, according to an Oct. 30 announcement in North Forty News.