Orthopedic

Here are 11 private equity transactions involving orthopedic practices and device companies this year:

Karl Helmold, MD, is the newest provider at Lehigh Valley Physician Group Orthopedics-Schuylkill Manor Road in Pottsville, Pa., according to Skook News.

The medical staff at Rock Springs, Wyo.-based Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County elected Jacques Denker, DO, Dec. 3 as secretary for 2020, reports Sweetwater Now.

Orthopedic surgeon Knute Buehler, MD, announced Dec. 11 that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives to replace Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., who will not be seeking re-election in 2020, The Source Weekly reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Theresa Lynn Colosi, MD, was arrested Dec. 12 in Whitefish, Mont., on attempted murder and child kidnapping charges, reports NBC affiliate KHQ.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Orthopedic surgeon Sravan Dhulipala, MD, recently joined Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress have come together to propose new surprise billing legislation: the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Sonoran Orthopaedics overhauled its website to help patients quickly and easily access information, according to a press release on MENAFN.

The global hip replacement market is projected to be worth $10.51 billion by the end of 2026, up from $7.13 billion in 2018, according to Fortune Business Insights.