Orthopedic

Sixteen of the largest orthopedic practices in the U.S., ranked by the number of physicians on staff.

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Gittins, DO, partnered with medical technology company Avail Medsystems to teach joint reconstruction surgeries virtually.

Newsweek ranked the best hospitals worldwide across five specialties in its "World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2021" list.

Becker's Spine Review reported on seven orthopedic surgeons moving to new practices or gaining new titles in February.

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine will break ground on a $240 million orthopedic campus at Marketplace Mall in the coming weeks, NBC affiliate WHEC reported March. 4.

Here are four orthopedic surgeons making headlines over the past week:

Billings (Mont.) Clinic purchased two buildings to expand its orthopedic and outpatient imaging services in Wyoming, Cody Enterprise reported March 1.

A Green Township, Ohio, orthopedic surgeon was sentenced March 1 to 40 months in prison for prescribing an excessive amount of opioids, Cincinnati.com reports.

Spectrum Healthcare Partners, a multispecialty group with more than 200 physicians in South Portland, Maine, installed NextGen Healthcare's EHR system to streamline workflows in its orthopedics division.

Carl Seon, MD, of UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa., underwent a double lung transplant after complications of COVID-19, local CBS affiliate KDKA reports.