Orthopedic

St. Joseph, Mo.-based Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center opened its expansion Feb. 26, reports News-Press Now.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis named Ryan Calfee, MD, as director of hand and microsurgery.

Concord (N.H.) Hospital's looming acquisition of LRGHealthcare in Laconia, N.H., has raised concerns about access to orthopedic care in the community, but leaders of the organizations are trying to push the deal through, The Laconia Daily Sun reports.

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

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.