Orthopedic

Becker's reported on four spine and orthopedic surgeons taking on leadership roles so far in May.

Phoenix-based Banner Health opened a $54 million sports medicine facility in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 16.

OrthoCarolina has been serving patients in the Charlotte, N.C., area since 1922, providing orthopedic, physical therapy, urgent and specialized care services. 

Dhurba Dhungana, MD, joined Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Tyrone, Pa., according to a May 17 report by Huntingdon Daily News.

Loyola Medicine in Maywood, Ill. named Mary Mulcahey, MD, division director of sports medicine.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health Foundation has received a $3 million donation on behalf of the Jose Milton Foundation for its orthopedic institute, according to a May 12 report from South Florida Hospital News.

Nathan Skelly, MD, of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health earned the 2023 Chester B. McVay Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research, the health system said May 17.

Keith Meister, MD, is set to operate on Kumar Rocker, a pitching prospect for the Texas Rangers.

Orthopedic surgeon David Newman, MD, joined St. Lawrence Health's Canton-Potsdam Hospital in Canton, N.Y.

Atlantic Health System's Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center added smart knee implant Persona IQ for total knee replacement surgeries.