The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, a Bethesda, Md.-based orthopedic practice, called on Congress to stop Medicare physician payment cuts set to take effect Jan. 1, 2027. CMS has proposed a 1.68% cut to Medicare physician payments for 2027. The OrthoForum,…
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Cleveland Clinic will acquire Youngstown, Ohio-based Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates, and the practice will join the system Nov. 1, according to an Oct. 15 letter to patients. The deal comes amid a legal battle with a local physician-owned hospital, which alleges…
Gastroenterologists are now offered the highest average starting salary of any physician at $654,000, surpassing orthopedic surgeons, who had led the rankings for four consecutive years. Average starting salaries offered to orthopedic surgeons fell 12% year over year to $507,000,…
For years, hand surgeons treating advanced thumb arthritis have relied on removing the arthritic trapezium to relieve pain. Replacing the damaged joint has offered another possibility, but implants have struggled to deliver reliable results. Now, a new generation of implants…
Spine and orthopedic care has long been paid under fee-for-service arrangement, which reimburses physicians and facilities for each visit, test and procedure. Payers, employers and CMS are increasingly pushing toward value-based payment models, which tie reimbursement to patient outcomes and…
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Hrayr Basmajian, MD, has received a Gold Award at the 2026 TITAN Health Awards for his work in cosmetic and reconstructive limb lengthening. Dr. Basmajian is an orthopedic surgeon and founder of Premier Limb Lengthening, which aims to make specialized…
George Hilliard III, MD, a co-founder of the Longview Orthopedic Clinic Association in Texas, died Oct. 12 at the age of 91. Dr. Hilliard co-founded the practice alongside Landon Colquitt Jr., MD, and provided orthopedic care in East Texas until…
Leo Kroonen, MD, plans to step down as chief of orthopedic surgery at Kaiser Permanente San Diego at the end of the year, according to an Oct. 15 LinkedIn post. Dr. Kroonen has spent more than eight years in departmental…
Kenneth Chakour, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva, Ill., became the first physician in Illinois and among the first nationwide to use new auto-planning software for the Velys robotic-assisted knee replacement system. The software uses machine…
Adil Ahmed, MD, is opening a solo orthopedic practice in Houston at a time when physician independence is moving in the opposite direction. The decline has been steady and well documented. By January 2026, 82% of practicing U.S. physicians were…