Stephen Michaels, MD, was named president of Clinton-based MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and senior vice president of Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, according to a news release shared Jan. 30 in The Southern Maryland Chronicle.
Orthopedic
Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine opened a standalone orthopedic suite at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Ill.
John Awowale, MD, has been named a physician partner at Green Bay, Wis.-based BayCare Clinic.
Royal, Va.-based Valley Health Warren Memorial Hospital has earned the Gold Seal of Approval for total knee replacement and total hip replacement certification from The Joint Commission.
Total joint replacement patients on average consumed fewer than half the number of opioid pills prescribed by their surgeon, according to a study published in the January/February 2022 edition of the Journal of Orthopaedics.
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The political action committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons endorsed Al Olszewski, MD, who is running as a Republican for the Western Montana congressional district.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is partnering with sports technology company Sports Engineering to design athletic footwear that reduces the chance of foot and ankle injuries, the hospital said Jan. 27.
Cleveland-based University Hospitals plans to break ground on an orthopedic surgery center and medical office building in June with an anticipated opening in the third quarter of 2023.
The orthopedic specialty saw the highest average incentive bonus, according to Physician Thrive's 2022 report.
Orthopedic surgeon ranks expected to shrink by 5,000 in next 3 years.