Orthopedic

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center recently hired three orthopedic surgeons, the Niagara Gazette reports.

The American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics recently recognized Timothy Hiesterman, DO, as a fellow, SC Times reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Edward Vanek, DO, was tapped in March to serve as medical adviser to the mayor of Atwater, Calif., a city with a population of 30,000, Medscape reports.

Warren, Ohio-based Trumbull Memorial Hospital was not out of line for terminating the staff privileges of Michael Jurenovich, DO, an orthopedic surgeon who did not notify the hospital that he'd settled a federal Medicare fraud suit, an Ohio appeals court…

Hot Springs, Ark.-based National Park Medical Center hired orthopedic specialist Edward Rhomberg, MD, according to the Hot Springs Village Voice.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons making the news this week:

Aaradhana Jivendra Jha, MD, an orthopedic trauma fellow at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, is reportedly the first female orthopedic surgeon from Nepal.

Johnstown-based Western Pennsylvania Orthopedics-Conemaugh Physicians Group has rescheduled 120-plus procedures since March 20, according to The Tribune-Democrat.

Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine plans to resume elective surgeries May 4 at certain locations and bring back workers who were furloughed during temporary closures, according to an exclusive report by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

The COVID-19 pandemic is delaying proposed changes to CMS' Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, Medscape Medical News reports.