Orthopedic

Total joint specialist Richard Berger, MD, has expanded his practice at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush by offering telehealth consultations to out-of-state patients.

Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Owensboro changed its name to Advanced Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, according to a news release shared with Becker's Spine Review Feb. 23.

Atlanta-based Emory University entered into a partnership with Rimdi to launch a fast healthcare interoperable resource app, the company launched Feb. 23.

Orthopedic traumatologist and total joint surgeon Craig Greene, MD, on Feb. 22 was appointed chief of staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, La., The Advocate reports.

Additive Orthopaedics' Patient Specific Talus Spacer was approved by the FDA for use in the U.S. as a humanitarian use device, meaning it treats a condition affecting fewer than 8,000 patients per year.

Orthopedic surgeon Ken Yamaguchi, MD, was named to Osso VR's advisory board.

From a surgeon debuting augmented reality technology for joint replacements to another winning a leadership award, here are the latest orthopedists making the news:

From a couple of private equity deals to the expansion of a Center of Excellence network, here are eight orthopedic partnerships forged in the past month:

San Francisco-based digital health company Carrum Health continues to expand its Center of Excellence network for orthopedics.

The Orthopaedic Research Society awarded Leesa Galatz, MD, with the 2021 Women's Leadership Forum Award, which honors those who have made significant contributions to the understanding of the musculoskeletal system.