Orthopedic

Oregon orthopedic surgeon Ekaterina Urch, MD, has been recognized with Cascade Business News' annual Accomplished Under 40 Award for excellence in her field.

From a new president of an orthopedic society to a patent awarded for an innovative device, here are the latest orthopedic surgeons making headlines:

Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy Hospital has been added to Carrum Health's network of orthopedic Centers of Excellence.

Since Jan. 1, Becker's Spine Review has reported on eight spine and orthopedic expansion projects that have cost at least $120 million:

Greenwich, Conn.-based Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists has increased the number of physicians in its network to 34 after a Sept. 15 affiliation with Orthopedic Associates of Middletown (Conn.).

Orthopedic Care Partners, backed by private equity firm Varsity Healthcare Partners and the holding company for Gainesville, Fla.-based The Orthopaedic Institute, affiliated OrthoAspen (Colo.) on Sept. 10. 

Bruce Cohen, MD, has been named president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society and will serve on the board of the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation, according to a Sept. 14 news release.

Rockford-based OrthoIllinois' Scott Trenhaile, MD, has received a U.S. patent for a surgical suture anchor that will be produced by Smith+Nephew, according to a Sept. 4 rrstar.com report.

Here are seven orthopedic partnerships that Becker's Spine Review has reported on in the past month:

Here are 6 orthopedic surgeons who were reported as joining new practices this week: