Orthopedic

Omaha-based OrthoNebraska has added Ajoy Jana, MD, to its team, according to a Sept. 27 report from Omaha.com.

The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio earns $954,700, 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.

Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Orthopaedic Associates added David Johnson, MD, to its staff.

Somers Point, N.J.-based Shore Physicians Group has added orthopedic surgeon John Avallone, DO, to its division of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, according to a Sept. 27 report from Downbeach.com.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics has added a new specialist, David Kugelman, MD, to its team, according to a Sept. 26 LinkedIn post. 

Millennial orthopedic surgeons — defined as those under age 40 — are some of the unhappiest specialists with their compensation rates, according to a new Medscape report. 

In the last year, Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University successfully completed two first-of-their-kind procedures for patients in the U.S. 

SSM Health has moved its Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center to the SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital campus in Richmond Heights, Mo. In addition, the clinic has added three orthopedists from Columbia (Mo.) Orthopedic Group, according to a Sept. 25…

Dennis Crawford, MD, professor of orthopedics at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., has successfully performed the first patella lift procedure in the U.S. 

Erik McCoy, center for the New Orleans Saints, is scheduled to undergo surgery at Andrews Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala., according to a Sept. 25 report from USA Today.