Orthopedic

Here are six orthopedic surgeons making the news this week.

Traditionally orthopedics has not featured as much consolidation and private equity investment as other specialties but a significant uptick in transactions is expected in the future, based on insight from McGuireWoods.

Orthopedic surgeon Paul Burton, DO, of Redlands (Calif.) Community Hospital completed a six-day mission performing joint replacement surgeries in Haiti, reports IECN.

Avi Kumar, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics, specializing in traumatic, acute and chronic injuries of the shoulder and elbow.

With a long-standing value-based care delivery model, Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has cared for more than 1,000 commercial bundle patients and nearly 3,000 under Medicare's bundled payment program.

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons has been making headlines in June. 

Today's foot and ankle surgeons are focused on effectively implementing value-based care and educating patients who are shopping around for care, according to American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons President Chris Reeves, DPM.

A study published in Pain Medicine found that preoperative opioid use increased adverse event rates after elective total joint arthroplasty.

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center again earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for total hip and knee replacements, the Berkshire Eagle reports.

Independent foot and ankle surgeons are facing numerous challenges in today's healthcare environment, according to American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons President Chris Reeves, DPM.