Orthopedic

In the last month, Becker's Spine Review and Becker's ASC Review have reported on six orthopedic surgery centers in the planning or development stages:

Doximity published its 2020 physician compensation report on Oct. 29, comparing average salaries for medical specialties.

Watauga Orthopaedics has received approval to build a $17 million surgery center in Johnson City, Tenn., ABC affiliate WJHL reports.

A Pinehurst, N.C., couple were indicted by a federal grand jury in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 27, on charges of several tax offenses related to Sandhills Orthopedic and Spine Clinic, The Pilot reports.

From the winners of an American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society best paper to procedures performed on two professional sports stars, here are the latest orthopedic surgeons making headlines:

Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center's plans to build a $210 million hospital involve closing an orthopedics-focused one, according to Port City Daily.

Cox Monett (Mo.) Hospital welcomed two new orthopedic surgeons, according to an Oct. 24 report from The Monett Times.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons who were reported as joining new practices this week:

Joseph O'Neil, MD, Steven Raikin, MD, and Otho Plummer, PhD, have won the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society's award for best clinical paper award in 2020.

Amherst, N.Y.-based Excelsior Orthopaedics opened a new facility in downtown Buffalo, according to an Oct. 21 report from WIVB4.