Orthopedic

Healthcare Outcome Performance Company has partnered with Luna, a physical therapy company.

The Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute welcomed the first patients to its new downtown complex March 27. 

Operation Walk Chicago, a volunteer team of 40 orthopedic surgeons, physicians, nurses, technicians and physical therapists, is traveling to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to perform free joint replacements and provide education for local orthopedic staff, according to a March…

Coventus Flower Orthopedics named Jeff Culhane as COO, the devicemaker said March 27.

Castle Connolly, a medical publication known for its Top Doctors list, has designated 26 practices as Centers of Excellence. 

Leslie Sisco-Wise, MD, became the first female president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. 

New York City pain management surgeon Sady Ribeiro, MD, 72, has been sentenced to three years in prison in connection to a $31 million "trip-and-fall" scheme, according to a March 23 report from New York radio station WINS.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons joining new practices that Becker's has reported on since March 3:

Factors including disrespect from hospitals, the need for more independence and the ability to control their own schedules are driving young orthopedic and spine surgeons into private practice. 

Jeffrey Giuliani, MD, operated on D.C. United midfielder Pedro Santos, the team said March 24.