Orthopedic

Lawyers representing patients in a growing number of medical malpractice lawsuits against Columbia, Mo.-based Mizzou BioJoint Center filed a motion Jan. 7 to consolidate the cases, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.

Southeastern Orthopedics in Lumberton, N.C., added physician assistant Abby Gaskell to its staff.

Effingham, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital was recently designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, according to Effingham Radio.

Foot and ankle surgeon Aaron Ruter, DPM, was recently elected as a teaching faculty member for The Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons, reports The Times of Northwest Indiana.

Orthopedic surgeon Marvin Kym, MD, recently joined St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, reports the Daily Fly.

Orthopedic specialists ranked No. 5 for happiness outside of work in a new Medscape report.

Physicians in the department of orthopedics from Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are encouraging more female medical students to pursue careers in orthopedics.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Bryan Little, MD, to the Michigan Board of Medicine and the Michigan Task Force on Physician's Assistants.

Researchers found that Medicare's voluntary bundled payments for joint replacement surgery lowered spending without compromising quality, Health Affairs reports.