Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai and Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center plan to open an orthopedic-focused ASC. The facility will include three operating rooms and be located adjacent to the Torrance Memorial campus, according to an Aug. 25 news release from Torrance…
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New York City-based NYU Grossman School of Medicine researchers will lead a seven-year clinical trial examining whether low-dose ketamine can improve pain control after surgery for serious orthopedic injuries. The study has been approved for $19.67 million in funding from…
Here are 25 orthopedic surgeons who joined new health systems, practices and academic programs or entered into new leadership roles in August, as reported by Becker’s. Note: This list is not exhaustive.
Eric Cohen, MD, still remembers his hesitation the first time an 83-year-old asked to go home the same day she underwent joint replacement surgery. “At first, it was kind of like a pause,” said Dr. Cohen, program director of the…
Kansas City, Mo.- Children’s Mercy honored six faculty members with endowed appointments, including Kathryn Keeler, MD, as the Dr. Brad and Dawn Olney Chair in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Keeler was among the faculty members recognized during the health system’s…
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Medical City Denton (Texas) opened an 18-bed, $15 million inpatient rehabilitation unit Aug. 5. The unit provides specialized rehabilitation services for adults recovering from illness, injury or surgery, according to an Aug. 5 press release. The center will focus on…
About one-quarter of orthopedists reported an increase in their overall happiness year-over-year, according to a new report from Medscape. The report, “Following Their Own Advice? Medscape Orthopedist Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2026,” published Aug. 21, surveyed 5,159 full-time physicians…
Surgeons at Houston-based Fondren Orthopedic Group at Texas Orthopedic Hospital performed the first total knee arthroplasty in the U.S. using the Velys Robotic-Assisted Solution with AutoPlan technology. Ugo Ihekweazu, MD, chief of adult hip and knee reconstructive surgery at Fondren…
OrthoPediatrics launched its 3P Pediatric Plating Platform Hip System nationwide after completing over 350 surgical implantations during a limited launch. The system is now broadly available to pediatric orthopedic surgeons throughout the United States, according to an Aug. 25 news…
An ad with famous athletes and their new knee brace. A company marketing the “first ever” joint replacement made for women. A surge of online influencers proposing peptides as the cure-all treatment. Increasingly, patients who would once walk in looking…