Orthopedic

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic and Multi-Specialty Surgery agreed to resolve allegations that it made improper payments in exchange for patient referrals over a 12-year period, the Department of Justice announced July 8.

Seth Yarboro, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at UVA Health in Charlottesville, Va.

Rena Stewart, MD, is the newest provider at Susquehanna Health Orthopaedics in Williamsport, Pa.

Here are 15 orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians who joined new practices or received new appointments in June:

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock has joined the National Institutes of Health's Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System to improve the quality of orthopedic care, according to a July 2 report by NBC affiliate KARK.com.

The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society has named Charles Saltzman, MD, editor-in-chief of Foot & Ankle International and Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Christina Hardesty, MD, has been named to the board of directors of the Hattie Larlham Foundation, the Record-Courier reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners expanded its partnership with BridgeHealth to assist more patients in accessing orthopedic care.

DuPage Medical Group's ASC in Lombard, Ill., logged its first total joint replacement surgery May 22, according to Maria McGowan, senior vice president of marketing for the group.