Orthopedic

Carl Hasselman, MD, joined WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., The Exponent Telegram reported Nov. 2.

Nov. 1 marks a new wave of prior authorization code eliminations from UnitedHealthcare, which announced plans to drop prior authorization requirements by 20% in August. 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health Medical Group has added Razvan Nicolescu, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons. 

Chris Coetzee, MD, operated on Kirk Cousins to repair the Minnesota Vikings quarterback's torn achilles tendon, the team said Nov. 1. 

Portugal-based orthopedic technology company PeekMed has established a formal subsidiary in the U.S. in Warsaw, Ind., which has earned the nickname "orthopedic capital of the world."

Former NFL star-turned-orthopedic surgeon Gregory Primus, MD, owner of the Chicago Center for Sports and Orthopedic Surgery, alleges that his practice is being evicted by the building housing the facility, according to an Oct. 31 report from The Chicago Crusader.

OrthoVentions invested in Gemini, a company created in partnership with Hospital for Special Surgery, according to an Oct. 31 news release.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System and Minnesota State University in Mankato are set to enter into an orthopedics and sports medicine partnership. 

Marc Philippon, MD, will perform hip surgery on Alex Cobb, a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, in Vail, Colo., on Oct. 31.

Chicago Magazine has named the top 151 musculoskeletal physicians in the Chicago area, including the top orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, physical medicine specialists and sports medicine specialists.