Orthopedic

Des Moines (Iowa) Orthopaedic Surgeons Orthopaedic Centers onboarded three surgeons Aug. 31, the Business Record reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Jason Sanders, MD, has been appointed CMO of biotechnology company EV Biologics, formerly Yulong Eco-Materials, according to an Aug. 31 news release.

Darren Friedman, MD, joined New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center as director of orthopedics, according to an Aug. 21 announcement.

Orthopedic surgeon Abdul Foad, MD, has joined the medical staff at Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital, Clinton Herald reports.

Appleton, Wis.-based ThedaCare broke ground Aug. 27 on its $144 million Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Center, Fox 11 News reports.

The pandemic is accelerating outpatient orthopedics and total joint replacements, and payers have taken notice.

To protect patients and staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers across specialties expanded access to telehealth.

Mary I. O'Connor, MD, is the first director of the Center for Musculoskeletal Care at Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health and a professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine.

Following is a list of three executives who have been honored for their work in orthopedics this year:

A study led by Andrew Wickline, MD, of New Hartford, N.Y.-based Genesee Orthopedics recently explored whether an expanded 90-day multimodal protocol after total hip replacement could significantly reduce or lead to opioid-free recovery, with minimal physical therapy.