Orthopedic

Christopher Ahmed, MD, operated on New York Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loáisiga on May 2 in New York City.

Keith Meister, MD, director of sports medicine at Arlington-based Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine, performed a season-ending Tommy John surgery on Seattle Mariners pitcher Robbie Ray, according to a May 3 report from mlb.com. 

Joint replacement technology company Formus Labs has earned 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its image processing software for hip replacement preoperative planning.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has launched a five-year orthopedic residency program and a one-year adult reconstruction fellowship program. 

A team of orthopedic surgeons are partnering with Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health to launch a new practice, Orthopedic Specialists of New Jersey. 

Lancaster, Pa.-based Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians has added Westphal Orthopedics, also in Lancaster. 

Zimmer Biomet's Persona IQ smart knee implant earned CMS' New Technology Add-on Payment, the company's COO Ivan Tornos said in a May 2 earnings call.

California is the state with the most practicing orthopedic surgeons, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance has partnered with price transparency platform HealthMe to give its patients access to healthcare at an upfront and bundled price. 

Orthopedic device company Maxx Orthopedics has added Rich Gray as its new area vice president of sales for the western half of the U.S.