Orthopedic

From a new practice opening in California to a physician suing his former employer, here are the latest orthopedic surgeons making headlines:

Blue Distinction Centers+ for Hip and Knee Replacement are hospitals and ASCs recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield for demonstrating safe, cost-effective and efficient care.

Canandaigua (N.Y.) Orthopaedic Associates' years-long partnership with Canandaigua-based UR Medicine Thompson Health is coming to an end, according to the Finger Lakes Times.

Here are five mergers and acquisitions announced in the orthopedic space in the past month:

Eleven spine or orthopedic centers opened or were announced in August:

Here are 17 orthopedic surgeons who joined or opened new practices this week:

Orthopedic surgeon Ayman Daouk, MD, is once again suing Orlando (Fla.) Health — this time for $800,000, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care is injecting an additional $150 million into a health campus that will feature an orthopedic hospital in Lansing, Mich., the Lansing State Journal reports.

Groundbreaking for Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Hospital is set for November, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics has hired Richard Boe, MD, Jason Brustein, DO, and Jack Pines, MD, according to a Sept. 3 news release.