Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeons are no longer the highest-paid medical specialty in the U.S., with plastic surgeons on average taking home a larger salary each year, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2021."

Physician-owned BayCare Clinic broke ground on a $35 million medical complex that will house an orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in Green Bay, Wis., local news channel Fox 11 reported May 6.

Susan Bukata, MD, has been named chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health, according to a May 6 release.

Orthopedic surgeon Matthew Levine, DO, of Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics has been named the medical honoree of the Arthritis Foundation's 2021 Walk to Cure Arthritis Georgia, according to a May 5 release. 

Construction is picking up momentum in orthopedics. Here are 12 orthopedic practices that opened or announced new locations in the past month:

Mark Getelman, MD, of Van Nuys, Calif.-based Southern California Orthopedic Institute, was named the Arthroscopy Association of North America president for 2021-2022.

CMS extended the comprehensive care for joint replacement model through December 2024 for hospitals in the mandatory reporting regions.

Understanding how to navigate payer relationships is critical for orthopedic practices to succeed. Three surgeons spoke to Becker's Spine Review on the biggest challenges they see with payers. 

Here are six orthopedic surgeons who joined new practices or gained new titles in April:

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons pledged $100,000 to support research from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.