Orthopedic

Timothy Kremchek, MD, founding partner of Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Cincinnati, is stepping down as the head team physician and chief orthopedic surgeon for the Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball team following a 27-year tenure. 

Two former Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System orthopedic surgeons — Julie Adams, MD, and Scott Steinmann, MD — and former CIO Stephen Adams, MD, have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the system alleging Medicaid fraud, according to a March 27…

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: