Orthopedic

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is acquiring the Sports Surgery Clinic in the Dublin suburb of Santry, Ireland, marking its fourth hospital in the country. 

Brian Cohen, MD, joined Rehab Boost, as an adviser, the artificial intelligence physical rehabilitation company said Jan. 17.

Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics opened a bioengineering lab in Eagan, Minn. Jan. 16.

Norman Waldrop, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., performed ankle surgery on retiring World Wrestling Entertainment star Stephanie McMahon, according to a Jan. 13 post on the wrestler's Twitter.

Lipogems enrolled the first patient in a U.S. study focusing on MicroFat injections in knee osteoarthritis.

Orthopedic surgery as a specialty saw a dip between 2016 and 2021, while sports medicine saw a significant jump, according to the Association of American Medical College's "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report."

New York City-Based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Tara McCoy as CEO of its Florida division.

The world's first virtual orthopedic practice, ViewFi Health, has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based online healthcare services platform MDsave to streamline virtual care for orthopedic and musculoskeletal patients. 

SoutheastHealth's new Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based facility, the Southeast Center for Integrated Health Services, celebrated its ribbon cutting, according to a Jan. 12 report from KFVS.

St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minn., has become the first hospital in the state to receive DNV's Advanced Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation, according to a Jan. 11 report from the Duluth News Tribune.