When Benjamin Ma, MD, looks at the future of orthopedics, he doesn’t see AI replacing the surgeon. Far from it; he sees the ultimate goal of AI in orthopedics as making the physician “care smarter.”. “We’re pretty fortunate being in…
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When Leesa Galatz, MD, thinks about the future of orthopedics, she doesn’t start with robotics or reimbursement models. She starts with people. “At the end of the day, we operate on people, not on X-rays,” said Dr. Galatz, chair of…
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health has integrated Zimmer Biomet’s OrthoGrid Hip AI program. OrthoGrid Hip AI is a surgeon-operated, non-invasive technology that provides surgeons with real-time data during hip surgeries, according to an Oct. 21 news release from PIH Health. The…
Smith+Nephew extended its partnership with the UFC, according to an Oct. 21 news release. The orthopedic devicemaker will continue as UFC’s Preferred Sports Medicine Technology Partner. The partnership was inked in 2024.
Albany-based OrthoNY has added Matthew LeVasseur, MD, to its staff. Dr. LeVasseur is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in elbow, shoulder and sports medicine care, according to information shared with Becker’s. He joins Kyle Flik, MD, and Lee A. Kaback, MD,…
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The Orthopedic Center at Easton (Md.) has temporarily closed after a vendor issued a recall affecting the facility’s MRI machine, according to an Oct. 22 Star Democrat report. The center, a partner of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, shut…
Orthopedic surgeon Mollie Manley, MD, has developed two new minimally invasive surgical techniques for common wrist injuries. The Anatomic C Scapholunate Reconstruction Technique created by Dr. Manley addresses tears in the ligaments of the wrist, using a single, minimally-invasive incision…
The following surgeons lead departments at hospitals ranked in the top 10 for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-26, following a previous look at the leaders of the top-five programs. UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) U.S.…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has opened an orthopedic physician practice in River Edge, N.J. Raphael Longobardi, MD, Adam Becker, MD, and Frank Liporace, MD, are leading the practice, according to an Oct. 20 news release from RWJBarnabas. The three…
Medtech company Catalyst OrthoScience has received $15 million in equity and debt financing. The additional funding allows Catalyst to strengthen its balance sheet and advance its commercial and clinical programs, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the company. …