Orthopedic

A quarter of orthopedic specialists have a net worth of at least $5 million, while 14 percent have a net worth under $500,000, according to Medscape's 2022 "Physician Wealth & Debt Report."

Bozeman (Mont.) Health became the first in the state to receive an orthopedic Center of Excellence designation from DNV.

Alaska Orthopedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, has withdrawn from the special and general elections for the U.S. House.

Despite early success in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced program for total hip and knee replacement, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute withdrew from the initiative because of concerns around target price methodology and financial penalties.

Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center celebrated the opening of FryeCare Orthopedics & Neurosurgery on June 1.

A neurological surgeon serving as the chief medical officer at Spinal Simplicity and four other medtech company leaders to know:

Cato Laurencin, MD, PhD, earned the American Orthopaedic Association's Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics award and entered the society's Hall of Fame on June 15.

Nancy Yen Shipley, MD, debuted the Bear anterior cruciate ligament implant in the Portland, Ore., region, NBC affiliate KGW reported June 16.

Jonathon Forbes, MD, recently returned from a trip to Ukraine, where he was treating those wounded during Russian attacks, Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati reported June 15.

Boston-based Mass General Brigham has appointed Augustus Mazzocca, MD, its first medical director of sports medicine.