Orthopedic

Amber Randall, MD, joined the orthopedic surgery team at Prescott, Ariz.-based Granite Orthopaedics, according to a March 19 report by Arizona Daily Sun.

David Altchek, MD, performed knee surgery on Edwin Díaz, a pitcher for Major League Baseball's New York Mets, on March 16 in Florida.

Orthopedic surgeon Kevin Farmer, MD, team physician for the Florida Gators college football team at Gainesville-based University of Florida, has been named the 2023 Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year. 

Thirty-two U.S. malls have been turned into healthcare facilities, with one-third turning as a result of the pandemic. Orthopedic providers are joining the trend, with four practices moving to empty mall spaces in the last year. 

Malcolm Brahms, MD, orthopedic practice founder, founding member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, and former Cleveland Browns team surgeon, died on March 19 at the age of 103, according to a March 20 report from Cleveland Jewish…

Cohen Orthopedic, a Chillicothe, Ohio-based practice owned by Brian Cohen, MD, has purchased 47 acres of land to develop a new healthcare facility that will provide orthopedics, urgent care, primary care, cardiology, vascular surgery and general surgery, according to a…

Keith Meister, MD, is set to perform elbow surgery on Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli on March 22.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health offers orthopedic and spine care at 39 of its locations throughout the state. Here are five things to know about Novant Health: 

All available positions for orthopedic surgery residences were filled in 2023, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program. 

NuVasive's Precice limb lengthening system was approved for pediatric use by the FDA, the devicemaker said March 20.