The career path decision is not getting any easier for physicians. Independent practice. Hospital employment. Private equity partnership. ASC ownership. For spine and orthopedic surgeons, choosing a path has never come with more options. Three physicians who have been through…
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Frank Frassica, MD, a former director of the department of orthopedic surgery at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, died July 25 at age 73. Dr. Frassica left the Navy in 1992 and joined Johns Hopkins, where he rose to professor of…
When Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health opened its comprehensive orthopedic center, A. Bobby Chhabra, MD, chair of orthopedic surgery at UVA, had already spent nearly a decade helping bring the project to life. The building gave the department room to grow.…
CMS’s decision to make the Comprehensive Joint Replacement Extended Model mandatory starting in 2028 is drawing cautious optimism about value-based care’s potential alongside concerns about consolidation and who the model will reward. The federal mandate will reshape how joint replacement…
Los Angeles-based Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children broke ground on a $24 million project to expand pediatric orthopedic care and add an Advanced Imaging Center. The center will feature a 3T Siemens MRI system and is expected to reduce MRI…
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Orthopedic medtech company Meduloc has closed $4 million in series B financing. The funding will support Meduloc’s controlled alpha launch, generation of clinical evidence and development of commercial infrastructure, according to an Aug. 6 news release from the company. Meduloc…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has acquired fellow Fort Myers provider Gardner Orthopedics, expanding its orthopedic and musculoskeletal care services across the region. All 75 Gardner Orthopedics employees, including five physicians, nurses, physical therapists, medical assistants and administrative staff, joined…
Spine and orthopedic practices have two Medicare payment rules moving through the comment process at once this fall, both with direct implications for how procedures get reimbursed starting Jan. 1. Here are the key dates to track: CMS released the…
Steven Shannon, MD, a former orthopedic surgeon at Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health, had his physician license revoked for at least two years and was ordered to pay $20,000 following sexual harassment allegations, according to an Aug. 4 news release from…
U.S. News & World Report released its 2026-27 Best Hospitals rankings Aug. 4. The rankings for orthopedics evaluated nearly 1,000 hospitals nationwide that provide care for spinal surgeries and fusions, joint replacement, limb preservation and other musculoskeletal and connective tissue…