Orthopedic

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians who joined new practices or received new appointments in the past month:

Medicare's decision to allow total joint replacements to be performed in the outpatient setting could affect value-based payment models in positive and negative ways, according to a piece in HealthAffairs. 

Lionel Gottschalk, MD, joined the orthopedic staff at Centura Health-Siena Medical Clinic in Garden City, Kan., Greater Garden City reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Thomas Dwyer, MD, is set to be recognized at the 11th annual Cumberland County (N.J.) Legends event March 8 for his contributions to the community, The Daily Journal reports.

Here are four orthopedic surgeons making the news this week.

Podiatric surgeon Dan Robinson, DPM, was sworn in as a member of the Blackfoot, Idaho-based Bingham Healthcare board of directors, the Bingham County Chronicle 

ValueHealth on Jan. 28 appointed William Hozack, MD, of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics, as medical director.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians who joined new practices or received new appointments in the past month.

The Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons honored a study led by U.S. Army Capt. Spencer Schulte, MD, on pain outcomes and opioid consumption in patients recovering from hip fractures, reports the El-Paso Herald Post.

Brothers Chris Varacallo, DO, and Matt Varacallo, MD, aim to carry on their late father's legacy while practicing at Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in DuBois, Pa., The Courier Express reports.