Orthopedic

Katie Bartush, MD, and Marissa Jamieson, MD, are the first women to join The Steadman Clinic's foot and ankle fellowship program, and the practice is proud to have more women on its team, according to the Vail Daily.

Naval Medical Center San Diego's orthopedic surgery department was among the facility's top performer's during fiscal year 2019, reports DVIDS.

The federal government intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Mississippi-based orthopedic practice that allegedly submitted false claims for knee devices, according to a Hotty Toddy news report.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Nonprofit company Nth Dimensions appointed orthopedic surgeon Bonnie Mason, MD, senior advisor on its board of directors on Feb. 3.

In a recent study, orthopedic surgeon Kenneth Pettine, DO, tested his mesenchymal stem cell treatment for osteoarthritis on 33 former Navy SEALs.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan launched its Center of Excellence program for elective hip and knee replacements in August 2019, seeking to expand access to facilities that provided higher quality and a better patient experience.

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.