Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeon Kerisimasi Reynolds, DO, based in Fremont, Calif., was named 2019 Top Patient Rested Orthopedic Surgeon by Find Local Doctors.

Five individuals who practiced at and operated a New York pain facility pleaded guilty in a six-year, $80 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to the Times Herald-Record.

An orthopedic surgeon that surrendered his privileges at a Michigan-based hospital last year when the hospital came under scrutiny as a result of his actions, could have the ability to practice medicine again, according to the Lansing State Journal.

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center renamed its orthopedic building the Sofija and Jorge O. Galante Orthopedic Building.

With the rising popularity of outpatient procedures and further innovation in orthopedics, the specialty is becoming a more attractive investment opportunity for private equity firms. 

The UPMC Health Plan Services Division, owned and operated by UPMC, created a center of excellence program for hip and knee replacements.

Thomas Fehring, MD, launched the OrthoCarolina Periprosthetic Joint Infection Center in Charlotte, N.C., with four fellow hip and knee surgeons.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

OrthoAtlanta added Domenic Scalamogna, MD, to its Georgia practices in Fayetteville, Newman and Peachtree City.

Andrew Pearle, MD, is director of the computer assisted surgery center at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and editor-in-chief of the Orthopedic Journal Techniques in Knee Surgery.