Orthopedic

Medtech company Immertec's Medoptic virtual reality system is being evaluated for its ability to provide remote surgical training through a partnership with the Orthopaedic Foundation.

JobsInOrtho.com, a new website aggregating orthopedic job listings across the U.S., had listed 501 positions by 148 employers as of Nov. 11.

From the incoming officers at the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery to some of the most influential orthopedic specialists on Twitter, here are the latest surgeons making the news:

Scott Slattery, MD, the most senior surgeon at Washington Orthopedic Center, announced his retirement in November, according to local news outlet Thurston Talk.

The board of directors of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery has selected its officers for 2020-21, as well as a new director-elect and public member director.

  Nicholas Grimm, DO, has joined Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, according to an Oct. 30 press release.

Jamie Feinour was promoted to president and COO of Charlotte (N.C.) Orthopedic Hospital in November.

Parkview Medical Center broke ground Nov. 6 on a $58 million orthopedic hospital in Pueblo West, Colo., The Pueblo Chieftain reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery's Michael Ast, MD, has completed the first knee procedures with OrthAlign's Lantern surgical assistant.

From an incoming orthopedics chair at a New Jersey hospital to three new physicians at a Michigan health system, here are 17 orthopedic surgeons who joined new practices in October: