Orthopedic

Robert Marx, MD, performed knee surgery on Christian Dvorak, a forward for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League, on March 15.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has acquired Forked River, N.J.-based Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine, claiming majority ownership of its 11 locations throughout the state, according to a March 15 report from New Jersey Business Magazine. 

Edgerton (Wis.) Hospital and Health Services has entered a partnership with Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Wisconsin in Madison, according to a March 15 report from the Milton Courier. 

Orthopedic and spine surgeons are feeling a growing disconnect between themselves and payers. As physician demand from payers is increasing, reimbursement rates nationwide are declining. 

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has become the official sports medicine and orthopedic provider for the Orlando (Fla.) Guardians, an XFL football team. 

Here are five surgeons performing sports medicine procedures on professional athletes that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 20: 

Orthopedic surgeons may need to double their total joint replacement caselod by 2050 to accomodate rising demand, according to research shared at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Marty Isbell, MD, is set to perform knee surgery on Andrei Svechnikov, a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League, on March 16. 

Multiple publications, including Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report, name the top orthopedic facilities every year. In 2023, New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery topped lists from two different publications. 

Lattisha Bilbrew, MD, the first Black female orthopedic surgeon partner at Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics wrote a memoir about her experience in the profession.