Orthopedic

Brothers Chris Varacallo, DO, and Matt Varacallo, MD, aim to carry on their late father's legacy while practicing at Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in DuBois, Pa., The Courier Express reports.

A recent Medscape report indicated that 42 percent of physicians experienced some level of burnout in 2019. 

The Joint Commission introduced new and revised requirements for hospitals and ASCs that participate in the Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Certification program, effective July 1, 2020.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Azalea Orthopedics in Tyler, Texas, recently added Gary Goodfried, MD, to its practice, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Researchers from Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago highlighted the significance of timing in knee replacement procedures in a Jan. 15 paper published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Glendive (Mont.) Medical Center recently onboarded Mark Rangitsch, MD, its second orthopedic surgeon, according to the Sidney Herald.

Orthopedic physicians ranked No. 27 out of 29 specialties surveyed in a Medscape survey examining physician burnout and suicide in 2020.

Orthopedic surgeon Shaun Kink, MD, was arrested Jan. 15 as part of a sexual assault and abuse investigation involving an adult victim, according to local NBC affiliate 25 News.

Here are three orthopedic surgeons making the news this week.