Orthopedic

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.

Lancaster and Lebanon, Pa.-based North Pointe Surgery Center has added same-day outpatient shoulder replacements.

Dan Cooper, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Esteury Ruiz, an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas.

As the popularity of GLP-1 weight loss medications, including Ozempic and Wegovy, continues to grow nationwide, orthopedic surgeons have had mixed feelings about what it will do to surgical volumes. 

The Terre Haute, Ind.-based Indiana Joint Replacement Institute and the Indianapolis-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute are adding five new orthopedic specialists on Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 24 report from the Current.